比
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. ratio; proportion
Noun
2. match; equal; equivalent; comparison
Suffix
3. compared with ...; relative to ...
Noun
4. Philippines (Abbreviation)
5. explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ひ
Used in vocabulary
当社比
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison
Noun
Examples3
指標
The index rose 4% from the preceding month.
日本
Japan's dependence on foreign trade is not necessarily very high as a percentage of GNP.
指標
The index advanced to 120.5, up 4% from the preceding month.