比肩

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Chinese

side by side; compare; to gesture
side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio
 
shoulder
trad. (比肩)
simp. #(比肩)

Pronunciation


Verb

比肩

  1. to have shoulders side by side; (to stand, sit, fight, etc.) shoulder to shoulder
  2. (figurative) to take rank (with); to be comparable (with); to match

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
けん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(けん) (hiken

  1. equal footing, equal rank
    Synonym: 同等

Verb

()(けん)する (hiken surusuru (stem ()(けん) (hiken shi), past ()(けん)した (hiken shita))

  1. to take rank (with); to be comparable (with); to match
    Synonym: 匹敵する

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN