# 比 — Compare

Frequency rank 582 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 険 (Risky), less common than 積 (Accumulate).

- On’yomi: ひ
- Kun’yomi: くら
- Radical: 比 Compare (Kangxi 81)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

The character 比 (compare) looks like two figures standing side by side — two identical shapes facing each other, ready to be compared, measured against one another.

In words:

- 比べる くらべる — to compare
- 比較 ひかく — comparison
- 比率 ひりつ — ratio;proportion;percentage

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