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比類 (ひるい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

比ひ類るい

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Meanings

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noun

parallel; equal; match

Almost always used in negative constructions such as 比類のない or 比類なき, meaning 'unparalleled' or 'without equal'. Rarely used affirmatively.

See also: 比類のない

彼かれの才さい能のうは比ひ類るいのないものだ。
His talent is unparalleled.
この作さく品ひんは比ひ類るいなき美うつくしさを持もって

Kanji

比compare, race, ratio
類sort, kind, variety

Similar words

無む比ひ
無比 also means 'unparalleled' but is more formal and often used in compounds like 天下無比. 比類 is more common in the set phrase 比類のない.
類たぐいまれ
類まれ means 'rare' or 'exceptional' and can be used attributively (類まれな才能). 比類 is a noun that requires a negative modifier to express the same idea.

Etymology

Compound of 比 (hi, 'compare') and 類 (rui, 'kind' or 'type'). The literal meaning is 'something to compare with' or 'a comparable kind', which naturally developed into the sense of 'equal' or 'parallel'.

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This work has incomparable beauty.