Japanese symbol for “comparison”
比較
ひかく
Romaji: hikaku
comparison
In Japanese, comparison is 比較, read ひかく (hikaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt comparison
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “comparison”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参照 | さんしょう sanshou | reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison |
| 比べ | くらべ kurabe | contest; comparison; competition |
| 対照 | たいしょう taishou | contrast; antithesis; comparison |
| 対比 | たいひ taihi | comparison |
| 照合 | しょうごう shougou | check (against); collation (with); comparison |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比べる | くらべる kuraberu | to compare; to make a comparison (between) |
| 比率 | ひりつ hiritsu | ratio; proportion; percentage |
| 比例 | ひれい hirei | proportion |
| 比べ | くらべ kurabe | contest; comparison; competition |
| 比較的 | ひかくてき hikakuteki | comparatively; relatively |
| 較差 | かくさ kakusa | range |
| 較優位論 | かくゆういろん kakuyuuiron | theory of comparative advantage |
| 直接比較 | ちょくせつひかく chokusetsuhikaku | direct comparison |
See also: Chinese symbol for “comparison”.
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.