比喩的
ひゆてき
hiyuteki
JMdict entry #1731770
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) figurative
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
その比喩的意味はもはや使われていない。
sono hiyu teki imi ha mohaya tsukawa re te i nai 。
The figurative meaning is no longer in current use.
現代の日本で錬金術といえば、比喩的にしか使われない。モラルや羞恥心と無縁の政治屋や宗教家が、不正な手段でカネもうけをするときに。
gendai no nippon de renkin jutsu to ie ba 、 hiyu teki ni shika tsukawa re nai 。 moraru ya shuuchi shin to muen no seiji ya ya shuukyou ka ga 、 fusei na shudan de kanemouke wo suru toki ni 。
In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.