Memory phrase for the character: 比

比

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Meaning

compare, ratio, contrast

Pronunciation

 HI
kuraberu

Explanation

 Sitting persons 匕匕

Mnemonic
 
There are two people sitting: compare them.

Radicals

比 compare
匕 sitting personThe Radical sajinohi means "spoon". But due to its appearance is typically used as a "sitting person". In few cases however, it is understood as claws (i.e. of a bear).
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 Vocabulary

比べる くらべる  to compare
比較 ひかく  comparison
対比 たいひ  contrast, comparison
比例 ひれい  proportion
比率 ひりつ  ratio, proportion, percentage
比較的 ひかくてき  comparatively, relatively
比重 ひじゅう  specific gravity

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