Compounds of 譬
- (n) example
simile
metaphor
allegory
parable - (n) simile
metaphor - (v1,vt) to compare
to liken
to speak figuratively
to illustrate
to use a simile - (n) (1) metaphorical poem (of the Man'yoshu)
(2) metaphorical form (of waka) - (n) allegory
fable
parable - (n) metaphorical poem (of the Man'yoshu)