譬え話
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 譬 | 話 |
| たと Hyōgaiji | はなし > ばなし Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Alternative forms
- 例え話
- たとえ話
Etymology
譬え (tatoe, “example”) + 話 (hanashi, “narrative”)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) たとえばなし [tàtóébáꜜnàshì] (Nakadaka – [4])
- IPA(key): [ta̠to̞e̞ba̠na̠ɕi]
Noun
譬え話 (hiragana たとえばなし, rōmaji tatoebanashi, historical hiragana たとへばなし)
- (rhetoric) a parable