| 697 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 792 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 771 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 557 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2470 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 589 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 660 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 137 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 798 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 812 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 276 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1146 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 29 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 14 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 14 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 456 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16743 | Morohashi |
| 26 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3010 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 447 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 482 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 450 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 643 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
329 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 比 【ヒ】 ratio, proportion, match, equal, equivalent, comparison, compared with ..., relative to ..., Philippines, explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
- 比較 【ヒカク】 comparison
- ギア比 【ギアヒ】 gear ratio
- 口径比 【コウケイヒ】 aperture ratio (inverse of the f-number), relative aperture
Kun reading compounds
- 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison (between), to compete (on), to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ぴっ
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- comparación
- proporción
- relación
- Filipinas
- comparar
Portuguese
- comparar
- corrida
- razão
- Phillipines
French
- comparer
- compétition
- proportion
- Philippines
| 1256 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2171.0 | Four corner code |
| 2111.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6bd4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
734 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 興行 【コウギョウ】 show, performance, act, entertainment industry, show business
- 興業 【コウギョウ】 promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
- 新興 【シンコウ】 rising, developing, emergent, burgeoning, new
- 再興 【サイコウ】 revival, restoration, resuscitation
- 興 【キョウ】 interest, entertainment, pleasure, implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
- 興味 【キョウミ】 interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for)
- 一興 【イッキョウ】 amusement, fun, brief entertainment
- 遊興 【ユウキョウ】 merrymaking (esp. wine and women), pleasures
Kun reading compounds
- 興る 【おこる】 to rise, to flourish
- 興す 【おこす】 to vitalize (e.g. an industry), to invigorate, to energize, to revive, to promote, to make prosperous, to establish (e.g. a company), to build up, to set up, to launch, to commence
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おき、 おこっ、 とも
- Korean:
- heung
Spanish
- popularizarse
- popularizar
- interés
- prosperar
- poner en marcha
- promover
Portuguese
- entreter
- reviver
- recuperar
- interesse
- prazer
French
- intérêt
- divertir
- ranimer
- rétablir (fortune)
- plaisir
- prospérer
| 589 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 702 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 652 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 695 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 615 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 338 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1687 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2586 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 368 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 369 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 631 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 158 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3622 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1852 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2525 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1438 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30226 | Morohashi |
| 2909 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4913 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1426 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1533 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 490 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 814 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o14.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-14-2 | SKIP code |
| 7780.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8208 | Unicode hex code |