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率 (りつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Meanings 1
noun, noun, used as a suffix
rate ; ratio ; proportion ; percentage
Used as a standalone noun and as a suffix to form compound terms indicating a rate or proportion, such as 成長率 (growth rate) or 失業率 (unemployment rate).
Similar words 割わり 合あい 割合 is more colloquial and often used for 'proportion' or 'percentage' in everyday speech, while 率 is more formal and common in statistics and compound terms.
比ひ 率りつ 比率 specifically means 'ratio' and is used when comparing two quantities, whereas 率 can also mean 'rate' or 'percentage'.
Etymology The kanji 率 originally meant 'to lead' or 'to command', but in modern Japanese it is primarily used in the sense of 'rate' or 'proportion', likely derived from its use in mathematical and statistical contexts.
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The unemployment rate in this region exceeds 5%.
