Kanji

比

compare, race, ratio, Philippines

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

比部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くらべる

Nanori (Name Reading)

これ, たか, たすく, ちか, つな, つね, とも, なみ, ひさ

Common Readings

ヒ, くら…べる

Example sentences

比べる くらべる
去年 比べて 今年 多い

Compared to last year, there is a lot of snow this year.

昨年 さくねん
昨年 比べ 今年 多い

Compared to last year, there is more snow this year.

に比べ にくらべ
都会 に比べ 田舎 空気 きれい

Compared to the city, the countryside has clean air.

比較的 ひかくてき
今年 試験 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 太平洋岸 でも 比較的 温暖 気候 続きます

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

と比べて とくらべて
去年 と比べて 今年 格段 暑い です

Compared to last year, it's significantly hotter this year, isn't it?

比較 ひかく
新旧 モデル 比較 して みる

I will try comparing the new and old models.

劣等感 れっとうかん
他人 比較 して 強い 劣等感 さいなまれていた

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

見比べる みくらべる
二つ 地図 見比べて 間違い 探した

I compared the two maps and looked for mistakes.

才能 ない

His talent is incomparable to anyone else's.

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