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N4Vocabulary
比べる
くらべる
to compare
Readings
- On
- 比:ヒ
- Kun
- 比:くら(べる)
Examples
二つの店を比べました。
I compared the two shops.
Note
Try making sentences with this verb in different tenses. Active usage builds stronger recall than passive review. A core N4 word that builds on N5 foundations.
Questions that use this word
N4 6From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N4N4 語彙
「ちがいを 見る」という 意味の ことばは どれですか?
Answer: 比べる
- N4N4 読解
リン・メイより 最初と今を比べると何が変わりましたか。
Answer: 日本語が話せるようになった
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