metaphor · explain

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 喩 is associated with explaining through comparison; its on-reading is ゆ.
• Basic usage: 直喩, read ちょくゆ, means simile; 暗喩, read あんゆ, means metaphor.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An explicit comparison and a contextual metaphor
  • 月のような顔 means a face like the moon, a simile that makes the comparison explicit with ような.
  • A long winter can function as a metaphor for loneliness in a story. Winter does not always mean loneliness; that connection depends on the story's context.