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比べ くらべ

  1. comparison; competition; contest

比べる くらべる N4

  1. to compare; to make a comparison (between)
  2. to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

比べ物 くらべもの

  1. comparison; something worthy of comparison

比べ物にならない くらべものにならない

  1. being no match (for); cannot be compared (with)

見比べる みくらべる

  1. to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison
  2. to bear in mind; to take into consideration

と比べて とくらべて

  1. compared with

に比べ にくらべ

  1. compared to

丈比べ たけくらべ

  1. comparison of statures

どんぐりの背比べ どんぐりのせいくらべ

  1. being more or less the same; being much of a muchness; having very little difference between one another; height comparison among acorns
  2. pissing contest; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties)

力比べ ちからくらべ

  1. contest of strength; trial of strength
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