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JLPT N113画 · 13 strokesradical 車freq #1172

contrast, compare

On'yomi (音読み)

  • カク
  • コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • くら.べる

Mnemonic

In a race, cars (車) are lined up, each one a contrast in speed, begging to be compared.

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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