Japanese symbol for “figurative”
比喩的
ひゆてき
Romaji: hiyuteki
figurative
In Japanese, figurative is 比喩的, read ひゆてき (hiyuteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na figurative
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “figurative”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 具象的 | ぐしょうてき gushouteki | concrete; material; representational |
| フィギュラティフ | フィギュラティフ figyuratifu | figurative |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比較 | ひかく hikaku | comparison |
| 比べる | くらべる kuraberu | to compare; to make a comparison (between) |
| 比率 | ひりつ hiritsu | ratio; proportion; percentage |
| 比例 | ひれい hirei | proportion |
| 比べ | くらべ kurabe | contest; comparison; competition |
| 比較的 | ひかくてき hikakuteki | comparatively; relatively |
| 比喩 | ひゆ hiyu | simile; metaphor; allegory |
| 暗喩 | あんゆ an'yu | metaphor |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.