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率

ratio
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingソツ、リツ、シュツ
Kun readingひき.いる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. ratioRtK
  2. rate
    彼は生産率を良くする案を出した。He put forward a plan for improving the rate of production.tatoeba
  3. proportion
  4. %
  5. factor
  6. lead
  7. spearhead
  8. command
  1. percentage

Popular Usage

確率軽率

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mysterious · question mark · top hat (亠) · cocoon · sparkler · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1874

Compound words

確率かくりつ
probability; likelihood; chances
軽率けいそつ
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
効率こうりつ
efficiency
税率ぜいりつ
tariff; tax rate
打率だりつ
batting average
能率のうりつ
efficiency; moment
倍率ばいりつ
magnification; leverage; amplification; scaling factor; scale factor
比率ひりつ
ratio; proportion; percentage
利率りりつ
interest rate
率先そっせん
taking the initiative
率直そっちょく
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct
高率こうりつ
high rate
同率どうりつ
the same ratio or percentage
勝率しょうりつ
winning percentage
年率ねんりつ
annual rate (of interest)
定率ていりつ
fixed rate
効率的こうりつてき
efficient
死亡率しぼうりつ
death rate; mortality rate
視聴率しちょうりつ
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
伸び率のびりつ
growth rate; elongation percentage
率いるひきいる
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
稼働率かどうりつ
operating rate; utilization rate; occupancy rate; availability factor
経済成長率けいざいせいちょうりつ
rate of economic growth
一率いちりつ
uniform

Additional Examples

彼は頭はよいが、他方ではしばしば軽率な間違いをする。
He is clever, but on the other hand he often makes careless mistakes.tatoeba
彼は打率が高い。
He has a high batting average.tatoeba
彼は事務効率をよくする案を出した。
He put forward a plan for improving office efficiency.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 率

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