- Basic forms
- 比べる — to compare / base form
- 比べます — compare / masu form
- 比べた — compared / ta form
- 比べて — compare and … / te form
- 比べない — do not compare / negative
- 比べれば — if (one) compares / conditional
- 比べろ・比べよ — compare! / imperative
- Common expressions
- 二つを比べる — compare two things
- 価格を比べる — compare prices
- 前と今を比べる — compare the past and the present
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- 比べられる — can be compared / potential / passive
- 比べてみる — try comparing / 〜てみる
比べる(くらべる) is an ichidan verb. It means to examine similarities or differences between two or more things, often used with concrete objects, values, conditions, or situations.
- 比較 — comparison
- 比率 — ratio; proportion
- 比重 — specific gravity; relative weight
- 対比 — contrast
- 比べる — to compare
- 比較的 — relatively
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比 depicts two figures side by side, evoking the act of setting things next to each other to compare. It functions as both a radical and an independent character, central to words about contrast and proportion.
ふたつの商品を 比べて 選びました。
I compared the two products and made a choice.
この国は 他の 国と 比べて 安全です。
This country is safe compared to others.
