Meaning of 割合 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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割合, 割り合いJLPT 4
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Kana Readingわりあい
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Romajiwariai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- rate; ratio; percentage; proportion
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- comparatively
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- contrary to expectations
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Example Sentences
割合, 割り合い, わりあい used in context
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They walked at the rate of three miles an hour.
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He chatters at the rate of two hundred words a minute.
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The rainforests are disappearing at the rate of tens of thousands of hectares a day.
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The proportion of sunny days to rainy days last month was 4 to 1.
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Each year the world's population increases on average by two percent.
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The world population is expanding at the rate of nearly 90 million people a year.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split
On: カツ
Kun: わ.る, わり, わ.り, わ.れる, さ.く
12 strokes
fit, suit, join, 0.1
On: ゴウ, ガッ, カッ
Kun: あ.う, -あ.う, あ.い, あい-, -あ.い, -あい, あ.わす, あ.わせる, -あ.わせる
6 strokes
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