n. (Alt=譬喩, Hira=ひゆ) simile, metaphor, instance in which two dissimilar items are compared using the words "like" or "as"

[比喩,譬喩] a metaphor; a simile; a fable [parable]; a proverb; an example [illustration]

[比喩,譬喩-] liken (to); compare (to); illustrate; speak figuratively