Word Meaning 割合

わりあい wariai

割合 is read as わりあい (wariai) and means comparatively.

Meaning

English

  1. comparatively
  2. contrary to expectations
  3. rate
  4. ratio
  5. percentage
  6. proportion

Reading

Kana

わりあい

Romaji

wariai

Writing Variants

  • 割り合い わりあい wariai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 2471 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

割引歩合

わりびきぶあい

discount rate

割合に

わりあいに

comparatively

割に合う

わりにあう

to be worth it

過失割合

かしつわりあい

percentage of fault (assigned to the involved parties in a traffic accident etc. for insurance purposes)

手合割

てあいわり

handicap (go, shogi)

複合割付け対象体

ふくごうわりつけたいしょうたい

composite layout object

割れ目

われめ

vulva

わり

(comparative) profit

割り当て

わりあて

allocation

割り出す

わりだす

to calculate

割引

わりびき

tenths discounted

Example Sentences

2

このちいきではじょせいのわりあいがたかい。

In this area, the proportion of women is high.

The current rate is about one airplane crash every two weeks, measuring all serious accidents to all types of transport jets.