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比

Compare
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingヒ
Kun readingくら.べる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5Level 9

Verbs with «比»

比べる比較する比例する見比べる比する対比する

Meanings

  1. compareRtK
    彼は写しを元のものと比較してみた。He compared the copy with the original.tatoeba
    書院造のそれと比べると小規模で質素である。The alcove in a sukiya is small and simple compared with that of a shoin-zukuri.wiki
  2. philippines
  3. race
  4. ratio
  1. proportion
  2. match
  3. equal
  4. equivalent

Synonyms

比律賓

Homonyms

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Same reading (ひ)
火 · fire日 · day否 · no費 · cost非 · fault灯 · light妃 · princess

Popular Usage

比べる

Radicals and components

Radical比compare
Components
How it's built
比
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 482

Compound words

比べるくらべる
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
比較するひかくする
to compare
比べくらべ
contest; comparison; competition
対比たいひ
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
比較ひかく
comparison
比重ひじゅう
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
比率ひりつ
ratio; proportion; percentage
比例ひれい
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
比喩ひゆ
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
恵比寿えびす
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
比較的ひかくてき
comparatively; relatively
見比べるみくらべる
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
櫛比しっぴ
standing (close together) in a row
比諭ひゆ
simile
に比べにくらべ
compared to
恵比須えびす
Ebisu
整数比せいすうひ
(expressed as) the ratios of whole numbers
比叡山ひえいざん
Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto)
比較級ひかくきゅう
comparative
比売知ひめじ
Bensasi goatfish (Upeneus japonicus)
比翼塚ひよくづか
double grave of lovers who died together
比律賓フィリピン
Philippines
比良颪ひらおろし
strong local wind blowing around the Hira mountains in Shiga prefecture (sinks boats on the lake and stops trains of the Kosei Line)
比するひする
to compare

On Reading Examples

日本の貿易依存度はＧＮＰ比としては必ずしもそう高くない。ひ
Japan's dependence on foreign trade is not necessarily very high as a percentage of GNP.tatoeba
指標は前月比４％増の１２０．５に上昇した。ひ
The index advanced to 120.5, up 4% from the preceding month.tatoeba
指標は前月比４％上昇した。ひ
The index rose 4% from the preceding month.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は弟と比べて若く見えた。
He looked young beside his brother.tatoeba
彼は昔と比べるとまるで別人のようだ。
He looks like a completely different person to what he was before.tatoeba
彼は自分の車を新型自動車と比較してみた。
He compared his car to the new model.tatoeba
日本のものと比べると、さらっとしたものが多い。
Many of the curries in this region are more watery than Japanese ones.wiki

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Compare. Two people (匕) side by side — being compared.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 比

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step