I Love Kanji比べる (kuraberu)
比べる (くらべる, kuraberu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to compare; to make a comparison (between)”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- くらべる
- Romaji
- kuraberu
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to compare; to make a comparison (between) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's) · ichidan verb, transitive · occ. written as 競べる
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 比べる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 比べる | くらべる kuraberu |
| Polite (~masu) | 比べます | くらべます kurabemasu |
| Negative | 比べない | くらべない kurabenai |
| Polite negative | 比べません | くらべません kurabemasen |
| Past | 比べた | くらべた kurabeta |
| Polite past | 比べました | くらべました kurabemashita |
| Negative past | 比べなかった | くらべなかった kurabenakatta |
| Te-form | 比べて | くらべて kurabete |
| Potential | 比べられる | くらべられる kuraberareru |
| Passive | 比べられる | くらべられる kuraberareru |
| Causative | 比べさせる | くらべさせる kurabesaseru |
| Volitional | 比べよう | くらべよう kurabeyou |
| Imperative | 比べろ | くらべろ kurabero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 比べれば | くらべれば kurabereba |
Kanji in 比べる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 比べる.
Source: JMdict entry 1483540 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.