割合

Japanese
Kanji in this term
割 合
わ(り)
Grade: 6		 あ(い)
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Adverb

割合 (hiragana わりあい, rōmaji wariai, historical hiragana わりあひ)

  1. comparatively

Noun

割合 (hiragana わりあい, rōmaji wariai, historical hiragana わりあひ)

  1. ratio, proportion
    日 (に)本 (ほん)は森 (しん)林 (りん)面積 (めんせき)の割合 (わりあい)が大 (おお)きい。
    Nihon wa shinrin menseki no wariai ga ōkii.
    Forested areas cover much of Japan.
  2. percentage
  3. (with particle に) comparatively
    期 (き)末 (まつ)試 (し)験 (けん)は割合 (わりあい)に簡 (かん)単 (たん)だった。
    Kimatsu shiken wa wariai ni kantan datta.
    It was fairly easy for a final exam.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
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