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換喩 (かんゆ) — metonymy | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
換喩

換喩

換かん喩ゆ

metonymy

Kanji Vocab Literature24 strokes

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かんゆ

Noun

1.

metonymy

linguistics

ANIMATION

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Kanji that make up this word

か.える・-か.える・か.わる…(1)

interchange・period・change・convert・replace…(1)

たと.える・さと.す…(1)

metaphor・compare

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