比べ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 比 |
| くら Grade: 5 |
| kun’yomi |
Etymology
Nominative form of 比べる (kuraberu, “compare”)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠be̞]
Noun
比べ (hiragana くらべ, rōmaji kurabe)
- contest, comparison, competition
Derived terms
- 比べ物 (kurabemono): worthy of comparison
- 比べ物にならない (kurabemono ni naranai): cannot be compared with
- に比べ (ni kurabe): compared to
- 腕比べ (udekurabe): contest
- 背比べ (seikurabe): comparing heights
- 丈比べ (takekurabe): comparison of statures
- 根比べ (konkurabe): endurance contest
- 力比べ (chikarukurabe): contest of strength
- 駆け比べ (kakekurabe): race, footrace
- 我慢比べ (gaman kurabe): contest of endurance
- どんぐりの背比べ, 団栗の背比べ (donguri no seikurabe): having no outstanding characteristics