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比率 (ひりつ, hiritsu) Japanese meaning: ratio | Kotomora
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In this class, the ratio of boys to girls is almost the same.
The proportion of advertising costs in sales is high.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 比ひ 率りつ the ratio/proportion of X
The ratio of men to women at this company is fifty-fifty.
比ひ 率りつ が 高たか い ／ 低ひく い the ratio/proportion is high/low
The proportion of foreign tourists is increasing every year.
〈 数すう 〉 対たい 〈 数すう 〉 の 比ひ 率りつ で at a ratio of X to Y
Please mix water and detergent at a ratio of 3 to 1.
〈 物もの 〉 の 比ひ 率りつ を 占し める to account for a certain proportion (of something)
Young people make up about thirty percent of the total.
Related words 割合 is the everyday word for a proportion or percentage, while 比率 sounds more technical or analytical, often used in statistics and finance.
率 is a shorter, more compound-forming word for a rate (as in 成功率), while 比率 specifically emphasizes the comparison between two or more quantities.
比率 is the standard technical term for 'ratio', while 比 is a more classical, single-character form often used in compounds and formal writing.
比率 refers to a concrete numerical ratio, like 2:1, while 比例 describes the proportional relationship or pattern of change between two variables.
Don't confuse with 比率 is a general proportion between two quantities, whereas 倍率 specifically expresses how many times greater one value is than another, such as magnification or a competition ratio.
比率 means a general ratio or proportion between two quantities, whereas 比重 specifically means density relative to a standard (physics) or figurative weight/importance within a whole.
Word family· 10 merger ratio; exchange ratio
acid-test ratio; quick ratio
current ratio; liquidity ratio
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 比 is associated with comparing, and 率 with rate or ratio. The compound straightforwardly denotes a comparative rate or proportion.
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ratio of direct to indirect taxes
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spacing ratio
shareholding ratio; equity share
capital adequacy ratio; capital-to-asset ratio
factor proportions theory
