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Kotomora

較

contrast, compare

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • カク
  • コウ

Kun'yomi

  • くら.べる

Meaning

較 centers on examining two things side by side to see how they differ: contrasting and comparing.

Most common words using 較

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  • 比較ひかく
    N3

    comparison

  • 比較的ひかくてき
    N2

    comparatively; relatively

  • ランダム化比較試験ランダムかひかくしけん

    randomized controlled trial

  • 世界比較教育学会せかいひかくきょういくがっかい

    World Council of Comparative Education Societies; WCCES

  • 国際比較こくさいひかく

    international comparison; country-by-country comparison

  • 年較差ねんかくさ

    annual range (of temperature)

  • 日本比較免疫学会にっぽんひかくめんえきがっかい

    Japanese Association for Developmental and Comparative Immunology; JADCI

  • 日本比較内分泌学会にっぽんひかくないぶんぴつがっかい

    Japan Society for Comparative Endocrinology; JSCE

  • 日本比較政治学会にっぽんひかくせいじがっかい

    Japan Association for Comparative Politics; JACP

  • 日本比較教育学会にっぽんひかくきょういくがっかい

    Japan Comparative Education Society; JCES

  • 日較差にちかくさ

    diurnal range (of temperature); daily range

  • 比較にならないひかくにならない

    incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

  • 比較ゲノミクスひかくゲノミクス

    comparative genomics

  • 比較優位ひかくゆうい

    comparative advantage

  • 比較可能ひかくかのう

    comparable

  • 比較器ひかくき

    comparator

  • 比較宗教学ひかくしゅうきょうがく

    comparative religion

  • 比較対照ひかくたいしょう

    comparison and contrast

  • 比較広告ひかくこうこく

    comparative advertising; advertising that compares products with those of other companies

  • 比較式ひかくしき

    comparison expression

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Etymology

較 combines 車 (vehicle, cart) with 交 (cross, exchange), originally referring to the crossbar of a carriage used for comparison or measurement. The modern meaning of comparing or contrasting grew from this concrete object.

Meaning mnemonic

Picture two carts (車) crossing paths (交) at an intersection, allowing you to compare their loads side by side.

Reading mnemonic

For カク, imagine comparing two cacti side by side: cactus -> カク, and you contrast their spines.