比|ひhi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, noun (suffix)ratio; proportion
- nounmatch; equal; equivalent; comparison
- noun (suffix)compared with ...; relative to ...
- nounPhilippines
- nounexplicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym比率ひりつWrittenWritten/formal prose for the proportion between two compared quantities; 「比」 is more concise and is the usual choice in math, as in 「3対2の比」.
- RelatedくらべCasualColloquial; usually a suffix meaning comparison or a contest, as in 「背比べ」. 「比」 by contrast is a ratio, or a comparable match, as in 「比ではない」.
For ratios in math, use 「比」, as in 「比の値」; for proportions and percentages, use 「比率」; contests and comparisons usually take the suffix 「〜比べ」, as in 「力比べ」.
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