比ひ較かく的てき

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

adverb

comparatively; relatively

Used to soften a statement by comparing to an implicit standard or expectation. Often appears before adjectives and verbs.

今日きょうは比ひ較かく的てき暖あたたかいですね。
It's relatively warm today, isn't it?
この問もん題だいは比ひ較かく的てき簡かん単たんに解とけた。
I was able to solve this problem comparatively easily.

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Usage patterns

比ひ較かく的てき〈形けい容よう詞し〉relatively/comparatively ~ (modifying an adjective)
このレストランは比ひ較かく的てき安やすい。
This restaurant is relatively cheap.
比ひ較かく的てき多おおくの〈物もの〉a relatively large number of ~
比ひ較かく的てき多おおくの学がく生せいがこの意い見けんに賛さん成せいした。
A relatively large number of students agreed with this opinion.
比ひ較かく的てき早はやく〈動どう詞し〉relatively early/quickly (modifying a verb)
会かい議ぎは比ひ較かく的てき早はやく終おわった。
The meeting ended relatively early.

Kanji

比compare, race, ratio
較contrast, compare
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words· 6

割わりとN2
割と is a casual, conversational way to say 'relatively', while 比較的 is more formal and explicitly compares to a standard.
結けっ構こうN5
結構 expresses a subjective sense of 'quite/fairly' without implying a real comparison, whereas 比較的 explicitly frames the degree against some baseline.
そこそこN1
そこそこ suggests a moderate, so-so degree ('not bad, not great'), while 比較的 focuses on being higher or lower than an implicit norm.
割わりにN1
比較的 is a formal, neutral adverb for 'comparatively', while 割に is more colloquial and adds a nuance of mild surprise or personal judgment.

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割わり合あいN4
比較的 is the plain adverb for 'comparatively', while 割合 (adverbial use) can also carry a nuance of 'more than expected'.
割わり合あいにN2
比較的 is a more formal, objective adverb used in written or analytical contexts, while 割合に is slightly more colloquial and subjective.

Built from

比ひ較かく+的てき

Etymology

Compound of 比較 (comparison) + 的 (suffix forming adjectival nouns/adverbs). The adverbial use is a natural extension of the meaning 'in a comparative manner'.