Japanese symbol for “philippines”
比
ひ
Romaji: hi
ratio; proportion
In Japanese, philippines is 比, read ひ (hi).
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Meanings
- n, n-suf ratio; proportion
- n match; equal; equivalent; comparison
- n-suf compared with ...; relative to ...
- n Philippines
- n explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “philippines”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比島 | ひとう hitou | the Philippines |
| 比律賓 | フィリピン firipin | Philippines |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比較 | ひかく hikaku | comparison |
| 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 |
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.