比くらべる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to compare; to make a comparison (between)
It is because I know well that there is no need to compare myself with others.
2. to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
occ. written as 競べる
Let's race to see which of us is faster.
Kanji used
compare (things of the same type)
Pitch accent
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らべる
Top 1500
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
Examples (47 in total)
Let's see who's stronger with an arm-wrestling match.
You must not compare a man with a woman.
I am being compared at home and at school!
Please don't compare me with my brother.
Let's race to see which of us is faster.
They compared it with the old car.
The earth is small compared with the sun.
Compared to Tokyo, London is small.
London is large, compared with Paris.
Stop comparing Tom with Mary.
I'm fortunate compared to him.
You're comparing chalk and cheese!
Compared to your feet, my feet are smaller.
Compared to yours, my car is small.
Autumn is suitable for study, compared with spring.
I compared the prices at each store.
The teacher compared my poem with one of his.
Compared to our house, his is a palace.
Let's compare this dictionary with that one.
Compared to the conventional one, the difference is obvious.
Hokkaido is very cold compared with Kyushu.
Compared to his father, he lacks insight.
This was quite primitive compared to that.
It's very cold here compared to Boston.
My house seems small beside his.
Our city is rather small in comparison with Tokyo.
It isn't very popular because it's plain compared to the others.
He looks like a completely different person to what he was before.
When compared, the difference appears blatantly obvious.
Compared with America or China, Japan is a small country.
Compared to that, the nobles' clothes are multicolored.
Things that cannot be compared are compared and ranked.
Compared to New York, Tokyo is a much safer place.
The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.
It is because I know well that there is no need to compare myself with others.
Our problems are nothing compared to his.
Compared to those around him, he looked really happy.
Compared to the time of enrollment, when I didn't even have any acquaintances, it wasn't lonely.
All my efforts are nothing in comparison with yours.
Compared to you, I'm just a beginner at this game.
That voice has become much softer compared to the early days.
That's why, compared with other disciplines, it still has many unexplored areas.
Compared with his brother, he is not so intelligent.
The beauty of the Golden Pavilion covered in snow was unmatched.
Compare the two carefully, and you will see the difference.
And her life experience is incomparably richer.
Compared to fifty years ago, today's aviation technology has made great progress.