比べる (くらべる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

比べる (くらべる) means to compare / to contrast.

See example sentences below.

比べる at a glance

比べる

くらべるkuraberu

N4verb

to compare / to contrast

比べるくらべるkuraberuN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to compare / to contrast

Example 1

この二つの本を比べてみてください。

Translation

Please try comparing these two books.

Example 2

給料を比べるのはよくない。

Translation

It's not good to compare salaries.