比くらべ物もの

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

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.

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.

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

較くらべ物ものUsage<1%

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form; 較 is an uncommon variant of 比.