背比べ

Japanese

Etymology

From 背 (sei, “stature”) + 比べ (kurabe, “comparison”)

Noun

背比べ (hiragana せいくらべ, romaji seikurabe)

1. comparison of statures

Derived terms

• どんぐりの背比べ, 団栗の背比べ (donguri no seikurabe): having no outstanding characteristics