率 – ratio, rate, proportion

11 strokesTaught in grade 5#383 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 率 means ratio, rate, proportion, %, factor, lead, spearhead, command. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソツ、リツ、シュツ (sotsu, ritsu, shutsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ひき.いる (hikiiru). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 玄 (no. 95).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ソツ	sotsu
On’yomi	リツ	ritsu
On’yomi	シュツ	shutsu
Kun’yomi	ひき.いる	hikiiru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 玄 (Kangxi radical 95). Components: 玄・十・亠・冫・幺.

Words using 率

率りつrate確率かくりつprobability率直そっちょくfrank能率のうりつefficiency効率こうりつefficiency倍率ばいりつmagnification軽率けいそつrash比率ひりつratio率いるひきいるto lead統率とうそつcommand

Example sentences

実質成長と名目成長率の差は物価上昇を意味する。

Price increases explain the difference between the real and nominal growth rates.

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キャンセル待ちで乗れる確率はどれくらいですか。

If I wait, what's the possibility I can get a seat?

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あなたの率直な意見が聞きたいのです。

I would like to hear your honest opinion.

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Kanji with the same radical

玄

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