比べ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
比
くら
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
較べ
競べ

Etymology

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 比(くら)べる (kuraberu, “to compare; to compete”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) くらべ [kùrábé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠be̞]

Noun

比(くら)べ • (kurabe) 

  1. comparison
    Synonym: 比較 (hikaku)
  2. contest, competition
    Synonym: 競争 (kyōsō)

Usage notes
  • It is commonly attached after a noun to form a compound term.

Derived terms
  • 比べ物 (kurabemono): worthy of comparison
  • 比べ物にならない (kurabemono ni naranai): cannot be compared with
  • に比べ (ni kurabe): compared to
  • 腕比べ (udekurabe): contest
  • 背比べ (seikurabe): comparing heights
  • 丈比べ (takekurabe): comparison of statures
  • 根比べ (konkurabe): endurance contest
  • 力比べ (chikarukurabe): contest of strength
  • 駆け比べ (kakekurabe): race, footrace
  • 我慢比べ (gaman kurabe): contest of endurance
  • どんぐりの背比べ, 団栗の背比べ (donguri no seikurabe): having no outstanding characteristics
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