割合・割り合い|わりあいwariai[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounrate; ratio; percentage; proportion
- adverbcomparatively
- adverbcontrary to expectations
- Synonym率りつNeutralA rate or ratio, mostly used as a suffix in words like 「合格率」 and 「失業率」; rarely stands alone.
- Synonym比率ひりつNeutralThe ratio between two quantities, as in 「男女の比率」; more mathematical and technical than 「割合」.
- SynonymレートNeutralLoanword for rates such as exchange rates and fees, also speed and ratings, as in 「為替レート」 and 「ビットレート」.
- Synonym歩合ぶあいNeutralA rate or performance-based pay, as in 「歩合制」; emphasizes commission paid in proportion to results.
- Synonym比較的ひかくてきNeutralAdverb meaning relatively, as in 「比較的安い」; more formal than the adverbial use of 「割合」.
- Synonym割にわりにCasualColloquial adverb meaning more than expected, as in 「割に安い」; also appears in the pattern 「…の割に」.
- Synonym割とわりとCasualColloquial adverb meaning quite or surprisingly, as in 「割と簡単」; the most common choice in everyday speech.
- Related割り方わりかたCasualColloquial adverb meaning surprisingly or quite, as in 「割り方簡単だ」.
- RelatedわりかしCasualColloquial adverb meaning fairly or quite, as in 「割かし好き」; more casual than 「割と」.
Default to 「割合」 for proportions and percentages. For a ratio between two quantities use 「比率」 or the suffix 「率」; for exchange rates use 「レート」; for commission use 「歩合」. As an adverb meaning 'relatively', casual speech takes 「割と」 or 「割に」, formal prose 「比較的」.
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