Japanese symbol for “relatively”
比較的
ひかくてき
Romaji: hikakuteki
comparatively; relatively
In Japanese, relatively is 比較的, read ひかくてき (hikakuteki).
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Meanings
- adv comparatively; relatively
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “relatively”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 割に | わりに warini | comparatively; relatively; fairly |
| 未だ | まだ mada | at least; comparatively; relatively |
| 割と | わりと warito | comparatively; relatively; fairly |
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 |
| 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 |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “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.