換喩

• 読み: かんゆ
• ローマ字: kanyu
• 漢字の分解: 換 (kan) — exchange, substitute; 喩 (yu) — metaphor, figure of speech
• 発音: /kan.jɯ/

意味

Metonymy; a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it.

One of the major rhetorical tropes studied in literary theory. In 換喩, a word or phrase substitutes for another based on a relationship of contiguity or association — for example, using ホワイトハウス (the White House) to refer to the US government. This contrasts with 隠喩 (metaphor), which is based on similarity. Understanding 換喩 is important for advanced literary analysis and translation.

例文

1. ペンは剣よりも強しという表現には換喩が使われている。
2. 換喩と隠喩の違いを論文で丁寧に説明した。
3. 文学作品における換喩の効果について研究している。

使い方ガイド

場面: literary theory, rhetoric, linguistics, academic writing

トーン: scholarly

起源と歴史

From 換 (exchange, substitute) and 喩 (metaphor, figure of speech). Together they describe the substitution of one name for another based on association rather than resemblance.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Scholarly