Translation guide
The English word 'rating' covers several distinct concepts: a score or evaluation (like a movie rating), a classification or rank (like a credit rating), and a measure of popularity (like TV ratings). This guide helps learners choose the right Japanese expression for each meaning.
Expressing a numerical or star-based assessment of quality.
This movie has a 4-star rating.
Customer ratings are high.
Loanword from English, used in specific contexts like game or movie ratings (e.g., age ratings).
This game's rating is CERO B.
More formal term for a rating score, often used in academic or official evaluations.
Please total the ratings for each item.
Expressing a grade or category assigned based on quality or risk.
Specifically used for credit ratings, bond ratings, or other financial/institutional rankings.
That company's rating is AAA.
General term for rank or rating, often used in casual contexts like hotel or restaurant ratings.
Used for grades or classes, such as in product quality ratings (e.g., meat grade).
Expressing the percentage of viewers watching a program.
The standard term for TV ratings (audience share).
The drama's rating exceeded 20%.
Expressing the action of assigning a rating.
評価 is a general evaluation/rating for quality. 格付け is specifically for credit/financial ratings. 視聴率 is only for TV viewership ratings. Use the one that matches your context.
The movie's rating is high.
A company with a low credit rating.
The ratings went up.
The rating was downgraded.
This hotel has a 5-star rating.
この肉の等級はA5です。
The rating of this meat is A5.
The bond was rated AAA.