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Japanese symbol for “comparable”

Romaji: hikakukanou
comparable

In Japanese, comparable is , read (hikakukanou).

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Meanings

  1. adj-na comparable

Kanji and stroke order

compare, race, ratio
on: ヒ
kun: くら.べる
4 strokes · JLPT 2
contrast, compare
on: カク、コウ
kun: くら.べる
13 strokes · JLPT 2
can, passable, approval
on: カ、コク
kun: -べ.き、-べ.し
5 strokes · JLPT 2
ability, talent, skill
on: ノウ
kun: よ.く、あた.う
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひかく hikakucomparison
くらべる kuraberuto compare; to make a comparison (between)
ひりつ hiritsuratio; proportion; percentage
ひれい hireiproportion
くらべ kurabecontest; comparison; competition
ひかくてき hikakutekicomparatively; relatively
かくさ kakusarange
かくゆういろん kakuyuuirontheory of comparative advantage
かのう kanoupossible; potential; practicable
きのう kinoufunction; facility; faculty

See also: Chinese symbol for “comparable”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.