Ratio - Hi

Japanese: 比 - ひ

〘noun〙① To be in the same league. Comparable. Also, to be of the same kind. A kind of person. A friend. A comparison. Usually used in a negative way. ※Shogaku Dokushohon (1874)〈Sakakibara, Naka, Inagaki〉4 "Brothers are like fellow countrymen, and their closeness is unlike that of others." 〔Suishu - Biography of Changsun Sheng〕② To compare. To put things side by side. Comparison. Contrast. 〔Zhou Li - Tianguan, Zaifu〕③ One of the six meanings of the Book of Songs. A form of ancient Chinese poetry to express one's feelings by comparing something to another. Also, poetry in that form. In Japan, it is also applied to waka, renga, haikai, Noh, and other forms of poetry. ※Kokin (905-914) Mana Preface " _More is appropriate for _waka _poetry , and waka poetry has _six _meanings . One is called wind, two is called fu, three is called ratio, four is called excitement, five is called elegant, and six is called ode." [Great Preface to the Book of Songs] ④ A mathematical concept used to compare quantities. When there are two numbers or quantities of the same kind, a and b, the ratio of a to b is used to show how many times a is equal to b, or how many times a is equal to b. It is written as a:b and read as "a to b." Ratio. Proportion. [Engineering Dictionary (1886)] ⑤ One of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes. The upper hexagram is Kan (water) and the lower hexagram is Kun (earth). It is also called Shui-di-bi. It means to be familiar with each other, and refers to the state in which water on the ground permeates the ground and becomes intimate. [Book of Changes - Bi hexagram] ⑥ A unit of measurement for years in the Nara and early Heian periods. One hi is six years. It is mainly used to indicate the number of times a family register is created, which is made once every six years. ※Ryoshu Kai (701) "Koji says. _Five hi. That is, 256 30 years _{and one} ."

Hi-suru [comparison]

〘Tasahen〙 hi・su 〘Tasahen〙 To compare. To compare with. To liken. ※Shobogenzo (1231-53) Buddhism "When a human's eighty years are compared to ten or twenty kalpas, one day is like eighty years." ※Yomihon, Tsubakisetsu Yumiharigetsu (1807-11) Continued " Comparing my lord to a bandit"

Hi-su [comparison]

〘Other changes〙 ⇒hisuru (comparison)

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 同列に並ぶこと。比肩。また、類を同じくすること。たぐい。ともがら。比類。否定の言い方で現われるのが普通。※小学読本（1874）〈榊原・那珂・稲垣〉四「兄弟は同胞とて其親しき事他人の比に非ざれば」〔隋書‐長孫晟伝〕② くらべること。並べてつき合わせること。比較。対比。〔周礼‐天官・宰夫〕③ 詩経の六義(りくぎ)の一つ。中国古代詩の一形式で他の事物にたとえて、自分の気持を表現すること。また、その形式による詩。日本で、和歌・連歌・俳諧・能楽などにも適用されている。※古今（905‐914）真名序「莫_レ宜_二於和歌_一、和歌有_二六義_一、一曰風、二曰賦、三曰比、四曰興、五曰雅、六曰頌」〔詩経大序〕④ 数量を比較するのに用いる数学的概念の一つ。二つの数または同種の量ａ、ｂがあるとき、ａがｂの何倍に当たるか、ａがｂの何分の一に当たるかという関係を示すものをａのｂに対する比という。a：b と書き「ａ対ｂ」と読む。比率。割合。〔工学字彙（1886）〕⑤ 易の六十四卦の一つ。。上卦は坎（水）、下卦は坤（地）。水地比ともいう。親しむ意で、地上の水が地中に浸潤して親密となるさま。〔易経‐比卦〕⑥ 奈良・平安時代初期、年数を数える単位。一比は六年。主に六年に一回作る戸籍の作成回数を表わすのに用いる。※令集解（701）戸「古記云。五比。謂_二五六卅年_一也」