# 比 — compare; ratio

比 means “compare; ratio”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: ヒ (hi). Kun'yomi: くら(べる) (kuraberu). You'll see it in words such as 比べる (kuraberu, “to compare; to make a comparison”).

- Meaning: compare; ratio
- On'yomi: ヒ (hi)
- Kun'yomi: くら(べる) (kuraberu)
- Strokes: 4
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Links & order 3

## Words with 比

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 比べる | くらべる (kuraberu) | to compare; to make a comparison |
| 比 | ひ (hi) | ratio; proportion |

## Don't confuse it with

[北](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/north/) · [化](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/transform/) · [花](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/flower/)

## More in the “Links & order 3” set

[応](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/respond/) · [比](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/compare/) · [差](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/difference/) · [含](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/include/) · [接](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/contact/) · [他](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/other/)

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