寓話(ぐうわ)

ぐうわ
noun
fable; allegory; parable
formalart
1. fable; allegory; parable
A short story, often featuring animals or other non-human characters, that conveys a moral lesson or deeper meaning through analogy.
イソップの寓話(ぐうわ)を読(よ)む。
To read Aesop's fables.
この映画(えいが)は現代(げんだい)社会(しゃかい)への寓話(ぐうわ)になっている。
This film serves as an allegory for modern society.
子供(こども)のころに読(よ)んだ寓話(ぐうわ)の教訓(きょうくん)が、大人(おとな)になってからよく分(わ)かるようになった。
The moral lessons from the fables I read as a child became clearer once I grew up.

Composed of 寓(ぐう) (allegory/implied meaning) and 話(わ) (story). The key feature of a 寓話(ぐうわ) is that it uses a fictional narrative to convey a moral or philosophical lesson indirectly.

Common collocations

  • 寓話(ぐうわ)的(てき): allegorical, parable-like
  • 寓話(ぐうわ)集(しゅう): collection of fables
  • イソップ寓話(ぐうわ): Aesop's fables
  • 動物(どうぶつ)寓話(ぐうわ): animal fable

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Related Words

Compare: 童話(どうわ) (fairy tale, children's story)
Compare: 民話(みんわ) (folk tale)
Compare: 昔話(むかしばなし) (old tale)
Compare: 神話(しんわ) (myth)
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