takes する, intransitive verb

  1. to be a match for, to rival, to equal, to compare with, to be equivalent to.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
匹敵 ひってき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

equal, head, counter for small animals
ひき ヒツ (7th, N2)
box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)
ホウ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
enemy, foe, opponent
テキ かたき あだ (5th, N1)
the stalk, the stem, the foot
テキ チャク セキ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)