Kanji

contrast, compare

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

車部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カク, コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くらべる

Nanori (Name Reading)

あつ, とお, なお

Common Readings

カク

Example sentences

比較的 ひかくてき
今年の試験は比較的簡単だった。

This year's exam was relatively easy.

太平洋岸 たいへいようがん
日本の太平洋岸では、冬でも比較的温暖な気候が続きます。

On the Pacific coast of Japan, relatively warm weather continues even in winter.

比較 ひかく
新旧のモデルを比較してみる。

I will try comparing the new and old models.

劣等感 れっとうかん
彼は他人と比較しては、強い劣等感にさいなまれていた。

He was tormented by a strong sense of inferiority whenever he compared himself with others.

比較にならない ひかくにならない
今年の暑さは去年とは比較にならない。

This year's heat is nothing like last year's.

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