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VocabJLPT N1

comparison

NounSuffix

Definitions

1. contest
2. comparison

This noun, often seen in the pattern ～に比べ, expresses the idea of comparison between two things. It functions similarly to "compared to" in English and is widely used in everyday speech and writing to contrast one thing against another.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The morning commute feels so much heavier compared to weekends.

Sentence 2

Isn't that figure showing a pretty large margin of error compared to last year?

Sentence 3

Everyone's been saying this place doesn't taste as good as it used to!

Sentence 4

Whoa, comparing the photo to the real thing — they totally overdid the editing!

Sentence 5

She said flat out, "Compared to who I used to be, I'm a completely different person."