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稼働率 (かどうりつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
operating rate ; utilization rate ; occupancy rate ; availability factor
Used in business, engineering, and economics to describe the proportion of time or capacity that equipment, facilities, or personnel are actively used. Often expressed as a percentage.
サーバー
の
稼か
働どう
率りつ
を
99.9
%
以い
上じょう
に
保たも
つ
必ひつ
要よう
が
ある
。
We need to keep the server availability factor above 99.9%.
Written forms 稼か 働どう 率りつ
Standard kanji spelling; 稼働 is the preferred form in modern Japanese.
稼か 動どう 率りつ
Variant spelling using 動 instead of 働; seen in older or less formal contexts but 稼働率 is more common.
Kanji 稼 earnings, work, earn money Similar words 稼か 働どう 稼働 is the verb/noun meaning 'operation' or 'running', while 稼働率 specifically refers to the rate or percentage of operation.
稼か 働どう 時じ 間かん 稼働時間 means 'operating hours' (total time), whereas 稼働率 is the ratio of actual operating time to potential operating time.
Etymology Compound of 稼働 (operation, running) and 率 (rate, ratio). 稼働 is itself a compound of 稼 (earn, work) and 働 (work, move).