Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 比較する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 比ひ 較かく する 比ひ 較かく しない Polite 比ひ 較かく します 比ひ 較かく しません Past polite 比ひ 較かく しました 比ひ 較かく しませんでした Past 比ひ 較かく した 比ひ 較かく しなかった Te-form 比ひ 較かく して 比ひ 較かく しないで Desire 比ひ 較かく したい 比ひ 較かく したくない Potential 比ひ 較かく できる 比ひ 較かく できない Passive 比ひ 較かく される 比ひ 較かく されない Causative 比ひ 較かく させる 比ひ 較かく させない Causative passive 比ひ 較かく させられる 比ひ 較かく させられない Volitional 比ひ 較かく しよう Polite volitional 比ひ 較かく しましょう Imperative 比ひ 較かく しろ 比ひ 較かく するな Conditional 比ひ 較かく すれば 比ひ 較かく しなければ Tara conditional 比ひ 較かく したら 比ひ 較かく しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 と 〈 物もの 〉 を 比ひ 較かく する to compare A with B
I compared the two products and chose one.
〈 物もの 〉 と 比ひ 較かく すると when compared with ~
Compared to last year, sales have increased.
〈 物もの 〉 を 比ひ 較かく 検けん 討とう する to compare and examine (options)
We compared and evaluated several quotes.
〈 物もの 〉 が 比ひ 較かく の 対たい 象しょう になる to become the object/subject of comparison
These two products aren't really comparable.
Expressions 比ひ 較かく にならない incomparable; beyond comparison; in another league Related words· 8 比較 is the formal Sino-Japanese noun/suru-verb for comparison used in writing and formal speech, while 比べる is the everyday native verb for the same act.
対比 stresses placing two things side by side to highlight their differences, whereas 比較 is the broader term covering both similarities and differences.
比較 is the general word for comparing two things, whether similar or different, while 対照 specifically means placing things side by side to highlight their differences.
比較 is the common noun/verb for making a comparison, while 比 in this sense refers to the state of being comparable or matched, often in fixed phrases like 比にならない .
Show 4 more Show fewer 比較 is a formal, analytical term for comparing things, while 比べ is the everyday word used casually and in compounds like 力比べ .
比較する is the general word for comparing two things, while 見合わせる in this sense is more formal and suggests laying items side by side to check them.
比較 is a general comparison between things, while 照合 is a targeted check to confirm that two things are consistent or identical.
比較する is a formal, analytical word for comparison, whereas 見比べる is an everyday verb implying a visual, side-by-side look.
Word family· 28 comparatively; relatively
comparator
comparison expression
comparative degree; comparative
international comparison; cross-national comparison
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Etymology Sino-Japanese word from 比 (compare) and 較 (compare, contrast). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji compound has been used to mean 'comparison' since at least the Meiji period.
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