JLPT · Level 88
45 words
Japanese word
能率
Pronunciation
Romajinōritsu
Meaning
- nounefficiency
Example
この方法なら仕事の能率が上がります。ko no hō hō na ra shi goto no nō ritsu ga a ga ri ma su
This method improves work efficiency.
More examples
職場では、安全を守りながら能率を高めることが大切です。shoku ba de wa an zen o mamo ri na ga ra nō ritsu o taka me ru ko to ga tai setsu de su
In the workplace, it is important to improve efficiency while maintaining safety.
Core concept
Shows how effectively a task or system turns limited resources into useful results.
Common phrases
能率が上がるnō ritsu ga a ga ru
efficiency improves
能率を上げるnō ritsu o a ge ru
improve efficiency
仕事の能率shi goto no nō ritsu
work efficiency
Similar words
効率kōritsu: The degree to which resources are used to produce a result with little waste.
生産性seisansei: The amount of output produced from a given amount of work, time, or resources.
Definition in Japanese
時間や労力などの資源を使って、どれだけ効果的に成果を上げられるかの度合い。ji kan ya rō ryoku na do no shi gen o tsuka tte do re da ke kō ka teki ni sei ka o a ge ra re ru ka no do a i
Word origin
能率 (nōritsu, "efficiency") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 能 (nō, "ability") and 率 (ritsu, "rate"), linking ability with the rate of results.
Usage tips
- In English, efficiency and productivity overlap, but efficiency emphasizes the resources used and productivity emphasizes the amount of output.
Other meanings
- productivitynoun
Opposites
- 非能率hinōritsuinefficiencynoun
Related words
- 能率化nōritsukaefficiency improvementnoun
- 能率的nōritsutekiefficientna-adjective