比肩

Chinese

 
side by side; compare; to gesture
side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio
shoulder
trad. (比肩) 比 肩
simp. #(比肩) 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
比 肩
ひ
Grade: 5
けん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ひけん [hìkéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çikẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

比(ひ)肩(けん) • (hiken) 

  1. equal footing, equal rank
    Synonym: 同等

Verb

比(ひ)肩(けん)する • (hiken suru) suru (stem 比(ひ)肩(けん)し (hiken shi), past 比(ひ)肩(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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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