比くらべ物もの

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

comparison; something worthy of comparison

Almost always used in the negative phrase 比べ物にならない, meaning 'cannot be compared' or 'is no match for'. Rarely used in affirmative contexts.

比くらべ物ものUsage27%
Standard kanji spelling.
比くらべものUsage54%
Kana spelling of the second element; common in everyday writing.
くらべものUsage12%
較くらべものUsage6%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form with kana spelling of the second element.
較くらべ物ものUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 較 is an uncommon variant of 比.

比ひ較かく
比較 is a general noun for 'comparison' used in many contexts, while 比べ物 is almost exclusively used in the negative pattern 比べ物にならない to express that something is incomparable.

Compound of 比べ (くらべ, 'comparing', the continuative form of 比べる) + 物 (もの, 'thing'). Literally 'a thing for comparing'.