Japanese word

割合

Pronunciation

Romajiwariai

Meaning

  • nounpercentage

Example

このクラスは女の子の割合が高いです。ko no ku ra su wa onna no ko no wari ai ga taka i de su

The percentage of girls in this class is high.

Illustration for 割合 (percentage)

More examples

クラスで犬を飼っている人の割合は高いです。ku ra su de inu o ka tte i ru hito no wari ai wa taka i de su

The percentage of students in the class who have a dog is high.

家計の中で、食費が占める割合を見直します。ka kei no naka de shoku hi ga shi me ru wari ai o mi nao shi ma su

We will review the proportion of the household budget spent on food.

Core concept

Describes how much of a whole or reference amount a particular part represents.

Common phrases

  • 割合が高いwari ai ga taka i

    the percentage is high

  • 割合が低いwari ai ga hiku i

    the percentage is low

  • 割合が増えるwari ai ga fu e ru

    the percentage increases

  • 割合を計算するwari ai o kei san su ru

    calculate a percentage

Similar words

パーセンテージpāsentēji: An amount expressed as a number out of one hundred.
比率hiritsu: A numerical relation showing how much one amount represents relative to another.

Definition in Japanese

全体または基準となる量に対して、ある部分や数量がどの程度を占めるかを示すもの。zen tai ma ta wa ki jun to na ru ryō ni tai shi te a ru bu bun ya sū ryō ga do no tei do o shi me ru ka o shime su mo no

Word origin

割合 (wariai) comes from 割り (wari, "division"), the noun form of 割る (waru, "to divide"), and 合い (ai, "relation") from 合う (au, "to correspond").

Usage tips

  • Japanese speakers use 割合に (wariai ni) before an adjective when making a relative judgment, such as calling a task comparatively easy.

Other meanings

  • proportionnoun
  • rationoun

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