JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 較: "contrast, compare"
The kanji 較 means "contrast, compare". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カク, コウ in on'yomi and くら.べる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カクコウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くら.べる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | contrast, compare |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1172 of 2,501 |
Common words with 較
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 比較的comparatively; relatively
- 比較comparison
- 比較にならないincomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
- 比較対照comparison and contrast
- 比較級comparative; comparative degree
- 較差range
- 比較解剖学comparative anatomy
- 比較可能comparable
- 比較演算子relational operator; relation
- 比較言語学comparative linguistics
- 直接比較direct comparison
- 比較文学comparative literature
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