Bloomko
JLPT N3 · Useful verbs

比べる

くらべる

to compare

Stroke order of 比べる

3 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

比 · 4 strokesべ · 3 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

Two figures 匕 standing side by side in 比 so you can compare them.

Parts: 比 compare (two 匕 figures side by side) + べる kana ending

The characters in 比べる

  • べ べ — be (3 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

去年と比べて、今年は暑いです。

きょねんとくらべて、ことしはあついです。

Compared to last year, this year is hot.

Words with 比

More words: Useful verbs

Learn to write it by hand

Bloomko is a free Android app: write characters stroke by stroke, practise with spaced repetition and get an AI tutor that works offline. Be the first to know when it launches.