Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N2

329 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 4

Meaning: compare, race, ratio, Philippines

Kunyomi: くら.べる

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くらべる

Meaning: compare, compete

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

較的な(ひかくてきな)   comparatively, relatively

率(ひりつ)   ratio, proportion

喩(ひゆ)   simile, metaphor

較する(ひかくする)   compare

例する(ひれいする)   be in proportion to

する(たいひする)   contrast with

べる(くらべる)   compare

Onyomi Examples

ratio, proportion, match, equal, explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing), Philippines, in comparison with ...

ヒカク comparison

口径 コウケイヒ aperture ratio (inverse of the f-number), relative aperture

セイヒ direct ratio

Kunyomi Examples

べる くらべる to compare, to make a comparison, to compete, to vie