比類|ひるいhirui[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounparallel; equal; matchusu. as 〜なき, 〜のない, etc.

• Synonym比倫ひりんWrittenA comparable peer; synonymous with 「比類」 but extremely literary and rarely seen in modern usage.
• Related類似体るいじたいWrittenSomething similar in nature or shape; a technical term in chemistry and related fields. 「比類」 instead refers to a comparable peer.
• Related類いたぐいNeutralThe same kind or category; can also mean a peer or match. Often contemptuous as in 「その類い」, and more commonly used than 「比類」.
• Related類縁体るいえんたいWrittenA substance with a similar chemical structure; a specialist term. It has nothing to do with the admiring use of 「比類」.
• Related類似物NeutralA generic term for something resembling another; leans toward written explanation. It cannot replace 「比類」 in admiring phrases like 「比類のない」.

「比類」 is mostly used in negatives such as 「比類のない」「比類がない」「比類を見ない」 to mean unparalleled. For the same kind, say 「類い」; for a technical analogue, 「類似体」. 「比倫」 is a rare literary synonym.

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1. 比くらべるもの。比倫ひりん。