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効率 (こうりつ, kouritsu) Japanese meaning: efficiency | Kotomora
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This machine has very high energy efficiency.
We introduced a new tool to improve work efficiency.
Usage patterns 効こう 率りつ を 上あ げる to increase efficiency
We improved work efficiency with the new system.
効こう 率りつ が 悪わる い to be inefficient
This method is inefficient, so we should change it.
効こう 率りつ よく 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something efficiently
I want to use my time efficiently.
〈 事こと 〉 の 効こう 率りつ を 高たか める to raise the efficiency of something
We improved the equipment to raise production efficiency.
Kanji 効 merit, efficacy, efficiency Related words 能率 emphasizes the rate of work or productivity, often in industrial contexts, while 効率 is the broader, more common term for efficiency in general.
効果 focuses on the result or effect produced, whereas 効率 focuses on how well resources or time were used to achieve that result.
効率 (efficiency) focuses on the ratio of useful output to input in general, while 生産性 specifically measures the amount of goods or services produced relative to resources used.
Don't confuse with 高率 (a high rate/percentage) and 効率 (efficiency) are pronounced identically but refer to completely different concepts.
稼働率 refers to how much of the available time or capacity is actually used, whereas 効率 refers to how well output is produced relative to input, a related but distinct measure of performance.
Etymology Sino-Japanese word composed of 効 (effect, efficacy) and 率 (rate, proportion). The combination naturally yields the meaning 'efficiency'.
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improvement in efficiency; efficiency gain
compression efficiency
power generation efficiency; generating efficiency
overall efficiency; combined efficiency
