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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: ヒ

比

Radical

Radical: 比

Reading: くらべる

Meaning: compare, compete

Strokes: 4

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Examples

Examples with audio

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

比率(ひりつ)   ratio, proportion

比喩(ひゆ)   simile, metaphor

比較する(ひかくする)   compare

比例する(ひれいする)   be in proportion to

対比する(たいひする)   contrast with

比べる(くらべる)   compare

Onyomi Examples

比 (ヒ) ratio, proportion, match, equal, equivalent, comparison, compared with ..., relative to ..., Philippines, explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

比較 (ヒカク) comparison

ギア比 (ギアヒ) gear ratio

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

Kunyomi Examples

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)

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