contrast, compare
On'yomi (音読み)
- カク
- コウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- くら.べる
About this kanji
The kanji "較" primarily means to contrast or compare. It is typically used as a verb (くら.べる) to express the act of comparing things. A common compound is "比較" (ひかく), meaning "comparison," which you might use when discussing differences between two items. Another is "比較的" (ひかくてき), meaning "comparatively," often used to make a relative statement. Additionally, there's "較差" (かくさ), meaning "range," that is used in various contexts like statistics. A useful note is that while "較" often appears in formal or written contexts, it can be easily understood in everyday conversation by using its compounds.
Example sentences
彼と私を較べるのは無意味だ。
It is meaningless to compare him and me.
Meanings across languages
- English
- contrast, compare
- Tiếng Việt
- so sánh
- 日本語
- 較べる
- 한국어
- 비교
- 中文
- 比较
- id
- kontras
- th
- ความแตกต่าง
- es
- contraste
- fr
- contraste
- de
- Kontrast
- pt
- contraste
Common compounds
- 比較ひかくcomparison
- 比較的ひかくてきcomparatively, relatively
- 較差かくさrange
- 較量こうりょうcomparison
- 比較級ひかくきゅうcomparative, comparative degree
- 比較器ひかくきcomparator
- 比較式ひかくしきcomparison expression
- 日較差にちかくさdiurnal range (of temperature), daily range
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