# 喩 — metaphor

喩 means “metaphor”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ユ (yu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: metaphor
- On'yomi: ユ (yu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 6

## How to remember 喩

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 兪 hollowed boat

## Don't confuse it with

[創](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/originate/) · [愉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/enjoyable/) · [前](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/front/) · [副](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deputy/)

## More in the “Words & language 6” set

[乞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beg/) · [蔑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/despise/) · [叱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scold/) · [宛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/addressed-to/) · [拶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/greeting-second-half/) · [喩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/metaphor/) · [彙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vocabulary/) · [嘲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ridicule/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/metaphor/. Last updated 2026-11-01.