比率

ひりつ

ratio, proportion, percentage

What does 比率 mean?

比率 is a Japanese noun meaning ratio, proportion, percentage in English. It is written as 比率 in kanji, ひりつ in hiragana, and hiritsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

親に対する子どもの比率が大きくなればなるほど子どもを育てるのは難しくなる。

The higher the ratio of children to parents, the harder it is to bring up the children.