Japanese Word Entry
比べ| Kana: | くらべ |
| Romaji: | kurabe |
| Definition: | contest, comparison, competition |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 比 | compare, race, ratio, Philippines, to compare, liken, comparison, than |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄧˇ (bǐ), ㄅㄧˋ (bì), ㄆㄧˊ (pí), ㄆㄧˇ (pǐ) |
| Cantonese: | bei2 |
| Japanese: | ヒ (hi) / くら.べる (kuraberu)、 ならぶ (narabu)、 ならべる (naraberu) |
| Korean: | 비 (bi) |
| Vietnamese: | bỉ, bí, bì, tỉ |
| 較 | contrast, compare, comparatively, more |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄠˋ (jiào), ㄐㄧㄠˇ (jiǎo), ㄐㄩㄝˊ (jué), ㄒㄧㄠˋ (xiào) |
| Cantonese: | gaau3 |
| Japanese: | カク (kaku)、 コウ (kou) / くら.べる (kuraberu) |
| Korean: | 교 (gyo), 각 (gag) |
| Vietnamese: | giác, giếu, giảo |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 较 |
| 競 | emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race, contend, vie, compete |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄥˋ (jìng) |
| Cantonese: | ging6 |
| Japanese: | キョウ (kyou)、 ケイ (kei) / きそ.う (kisou)、 せ.る (seru)、 くら.べる (kuraberu) |
| Korean: | 경 (gyeong) |
| Vietnamese: | cạnh |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 竞 |