見比べる・見較べる|みくらべるmikuraberu[0]heiban (flat)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto compare with the eye; to judge by comparison
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto take into consideration; to bear in mind
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 見比べる(みくらべる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 見比べます(みくらべます) |
| Negative (nai) | 見比べない(みくらべない) |
| polite (masen) | 見比べません(みくらべません) |
| classical zu / nu | 見比べず・見比べぬ(みくらべず・みくらべぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 見比べた(みくらべた) |
| polite (mashita) | 見比べました(みくらべました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 見比べなかった(みくらべなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 見比べませんでした(みくらべませんでした) |
| Te form | 見比べて(みくらべて) |
| Potential | 見比べられる(みくらべられる) |
| Passive | 見比べられる(みくらべられる) |
| Causative | 見比べさせる(みくらべさせる) |
| Causative passive | 見比べさせられる(みくらべさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 見比べれば(みくらべれば) |
| tara | 見比べたら(みくらべたら) |
| Volitional | 見比べよう(みくらべよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 見比べましょう(みくらべましょう) |
| Imperative | 見比べろ(みくらべろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym比較ひかくNeutralNeutral. A broad, general word for comparison; 「見比べる」 is mainly comparing by eye, and can also mean weighing other factors when judging.
- Synonym照らし合わせるてらしあわせるNeutralNeutral: checking one thing against another, as in 「資料と照らし合わせる」, to confirm they match; 「見比べる」 focuses on seeing differences.
- Related照査しょうさWrittenWritten/formal prose: verifying content against a standard or original text, for formal checks. 「見比べる」 stresses seeing differences side by side; the emphasis differs.
- Related読み合わせるよみあわせるWrittenWritten/formal prose: reading two documents aloud to check they match; used for proofreading. 「見比べる」 compares by eye, not by reading aloud.
Use 「見比べる」 for comparing several things side by side with the eye, as in 「二つの商品を見比べる」. For comparison in general say 「比較」; for checking against something say 「照らし合わせる」.
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