Japanese symbol for “ratio”
比率
ひりつ
Romaji: hiritsu
ratio; proportion; percentage
In Japanese, ratio is 比率, read ひりつ (hiritsu).
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Meanings
- n ratio; proportion; percentage
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ratio”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比 | ひ hi | ratio; proportion |
| 割合 | わりあい wariai | rate; ratio; percentage |
| 割り | わり wari | rate; ratio; proportion |
| 率 | りつ ritsu | rate; ratio; proportion |
| 歩合 | ぶあい buai | rate; ratio; percentage |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比較 | ひかく hikaku | comparison |
| 比べる | くらべる kuraberu | to compare; to make a comparison (between) |
| 比例 | ひれい hirei | proportion |
| 比べ | くらべ kurabe | contest; comparison; competition |
| 比較的 | ひかくてき hikakuteki | comparatively; relatively |
| 効率 | こうりつ kouritsu | efficiency |
| 確率 | かくりつ kakuritsu | probability; likelihood; chances |
| 率直 | そっちょく sotchoku | frank; candid; straightforward |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ratio”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.