Word Meaning 比較的

ひかくてき hikakuteki

比較的 is read as ひかくてき (hikakuteki) and means comparatively.

Meaning

English

  1. comparatively
  2. relatively

Reading

Kana

ひかくてき

Romaji

hikakuteki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6979 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

比喩的

ひゆてき

figurative

比量的

ひりょうてき

demonstrative

比較

ひかく

comparison

比較経済体制学会

ひかくけいざいたいせいがっかい

Japan Association for Comparative Economic Studies

比較文明学会

ひかくぶんめいがっかい

Japan Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations

比較発生学

ひかくはっせいがく

comparative embryology

比較行動学

ひかくこうどうがく

ethology

比較生理学

ひかくせいりがく

comparative physiology

比較言語学

ひかくげんごがく

comparative linguistics

比較法学

ひかくほうがく

comparative law

比較文学

ひかくぶんがく

comparative literature

比較文化

ひかくぶんか

cross-cultural

Example Sentences

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She speaks relatively fast.

The store was relatively empty.

The sales floor was relatively uncrowded.

It seems less crowded during the week.

I felt it was a relatively difficult jigsaw puzzle.

Milk has to be kept at a relatively low temperature.

There's a comparatively large cinema complex inside the mall.

The road was quite muddy, and, what is worse, it began to rain.

Since I became relatively unconcerned about hurting other people's feelings, sending an email has also become easier.

Many people easily understand the injustice of the current language situation in the world where English dominates. But they also see the collective advantages, as for example a relatively good and direct communication between intellectuals and leaders of different languages through the English language, and the personal advantages as their own knowledge of the English language. About a neutral language such as Esperanto, one does not know much and does not seek information.