匹敵|ひってきhitteki[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. suru verb, intransitive verbto be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
    あなたは知力ちりょくで彼かれに匹敵ひってきしている。↗
    You are equal to him in intelligence.
Conjugation
Dictionary form匹敵する(ひってきする)
Polite (masu)匹敵します(ひってきします)
Negative (nai)匹敵しない(ひってきしない)
polite (masen)匹敵しません(ひってきしません)
classical zu / nu匹敵せず・匹敵せぬ(ひってきせず・ひってきせぬ)
Past (ta)匹敵した(ひってきした)
polite (mashita)匹敵しました(ひってきしました)
Past negative (nakatta)匹敵しなかった(ひってきしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)匹敵しませんでした(ひってきしませんでした)
Te form匹敵して(ひってきして)
Potential匹敵できる(ひってきできる)
Passive匹敵される(ひってきされる)
Causative匹敵させる(ひってきさせる)
Causative passive匹敵させられる(ひってきさせられる)
Conditional (ba)匹敵すれば(ひってきすれば)
tara匹敵したら(ひってきしたら)
Volitional匹敵しよう(ひってきしよう)
polite (mashou)匹敵しましょう(ひってきしましょう)
Imperative匹敵しろ(ひってきしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym敵うかなうNeutralVerb meaning to be a match for or rival; often negative, as in 「彼には敵わない」. Common in everyday speech.
  • Synonym比肩ひけんWrittenNoun meaning to rank equal with or stand comparison with, as in 「巨匠に比肩する」. Leans toward written, formal prose.
  • Related及ぶおよぶNeutralVerb meaning to reach or come up to; often in the negative, as in 「足元にも及ばない」. Stresses reaching a level or degree rather than matching.
  • Related肩を並べるかたをならべるNeutralIdiom meaning to stand shoulder to shoulder, i.e. be on a par, as in 「一流と肩を並べる」. Common in speech; 「匹敵」 leans toward written prose.
  • Antonym劣るおとるNeutralVerb meaning to be inferior to or fall short of; the direct opposite of 「匹敵」.
  • Antonym及ばないおよばないNeutralPhrase meaning to be no match for or beyond one's reach; the opposite of 「匹敵」.

Use 「匹敵」 for being equal in ability or degree, as in 「プロに匹敵する腕前」. In speech, 「肩を並べる」 works for being on a par and 「敵う」 for being a match; 「比肩」 is for written prose. For falling short, use 「劣る」 or 「及ばない」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 能力のうりょくや価値かちなどが同おなじくらいであること。
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