Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; height comparison among acorns

    Idiomatic expression

    こういう流れになると結局、どんぐりの背比べになる。
    Once things start going this way, in the end they'll all be much of a muchness.
  2. pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest

    Idiomatic expression

Also written ドングリの背比べ【どんぐりのせいくらべ】団栗の背比べ【どんぐりのせいくらべ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

Kun
せいそむ.くそむ.ける
On
ハイ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
696 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-5-4SKIP code
4b5.15The Kanji Dictionary
1122.7, 1222.7Four corner code
1246deroo
80ccUnicode hex code
1-39-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3754Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4794New Nelson (John Haig)
2573New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3182Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1641Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2230Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
446Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
481Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
796A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
957Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
933Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29363Morohashi
957A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1265Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1338Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
845Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
967henshall3
893Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1085Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1017Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
455Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bei4, bei1Pinyin reading
bae, paeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

compare, race, ratio, Philippines

Kun
くら.べる
On
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
329 of 2500
Radical
compare
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Used in names as

ぴっ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-2, 1-3-2SKIP code
2m3.5The Kanji Dictionary
2171.0, 2111.0Four corner code
1256deroo
6bd4Unicode hex code
1-40-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2470Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3010New Nelson (John Haig)
26New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
29Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
14Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
14Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
447Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
482Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
557A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
137Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
589Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16743Morohashi
771A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
798Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
812Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
697sakade
660Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
792henshall3
643Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
450crowley
276Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1146Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
456Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bi3, bi4Pinyin reading
biKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level