► 名詞
比 [ひ] meaning: compare rank: 2
☆ 前年比で20%の増加 ⇨ 20% increase compared with last year
比 [ひ] [比ではない] meaning: compare rank: 2
☆ 米国の軍事力は日本の軍事力の比ではない ⇨ The military power of US is beyond compare to that of Japan
比 [ひ] [比にならない] meaning: compare rank: 2
☆ 今回の試験は前回とは比にならないほど難しかった ⇨ The exam this time was far more difficult than the last one
比 [ひ] meaning: ratio rank: 2
☆ AとBの比は3対1だ ⇨ That ratio of A to B is 3 to 1
More examples:
- 彼は世界の一流と比べても見劣りしない ⇨ He doesn’t look less compared, is on par, with the best of the world
 - 売上げは前期に比べ10%増となった ⇨ The sales increased by 10% compared with the previous quarter
 - その二つは全く違うが敢えて比べるなら… ⇨ Those two are completely different, but I dare to compare …
 - 両方とも実際に使って比べてみよう ⇨ Let’s actually use them both and compare
 - 売上の前年度との比較 ⇨ A comparison of sales with the previous year
 - 今年の冬は比較的に暖かだ ⇨ This winter is relatively warm
 - 罰の軽重は罪の軽重に比例する ⇨ The severity of punishment will be proportionate to the severity of crime
 - XとYは比例関係にある ⇨ X and Y are in direct proportion
 - 全ての条件を比較した上で決めます ⇨ We will decide upon comparing all the conditions
 - 今年は例年に比べて降水量が少ない ⇨ There has been less rainfall this year compared with the average
 - 彼の実力は世界の一流と比べても勝るとも劣らない ⇨ His ability is not worse if not better, even when compared with the world’s best
 - 私達は試験の結果を比較した ⇨ We compared the test results
 - 私は二つの製品を比べている ⇨ I’m comparing two products
 - 人口の男女の比率 ⇨ The male-female ratio of the population
 - 値段は比較的安い ⇨ The price is fairly low