How to say "quota" in Japanese

• ノルマCommon
  nounA quota assigned to you and expected to be met — the word for work or sales quotas. The figure is imposed from outside, and the word can suggest pressure to reach it.
  我々われわれはノルマを果はたそうと一生懸命いっしょうけんめいにがんばって四苦八苦しくはっくした。↗

  We almost broke our necks trying to meet the quota.
• 定員ていいんJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounQuota as an official numerical limit on people — the prescribed number of students, personnel, and the like. This is the word for such fixed numbers, not for a personal target to meet.
• 分け前わけまえCommon
  nounReally one's share or portion — a cut of something divided among people, often money. For 'quota' it fits only that divided-share sense, not a target or an official limit.
  お互たがいに利益りえきの分け前わけまえにあずかることにしよう。↗

  Let's agree to share in the profits.
• 員数いんずうCommon
  nounIts core sense is the total number or count of people or things; for the everyday senses of 'quota' it is seldom the word you want, serving mainly as a counting term.
  忘わすれずに出席者しゅっせきしゃの員数いんずうをかぞえなさい。↗

  Don't forget to count how many people attend.
• 割賦かっぷCommon
  nounCovers 'quota' as an allotment — a portion divided out — but the word also means payment in installments, and for most quota senses it is not the word you want.

Use 「ノルマ」 for a quota assigned to an individual, 定員 for an official fixed number of people, 「分け前」 for one's share of something divided, and 員数 or 割賦 only in their narrower counting and allotment senses.

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• ノルマ(one's) quota
• 定員ていいんfixed number (of people)
• 分け前わけまえshare
• 員数いんずう(total) number (of people or things)
• 割賦かっぷallotment
• 割り当てわりあてallotment
• クオータquota
• 定員枠ていいんわくquota (for applicants, personnel, etc.)
• 割り前わりまえshare
• 枠わくlimit