割合

Japanese

Kanji in this term
割	合
わ(り) Grade: 6	あ(い) Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Adverb

割(わり)合(あい) • (wariai) ^{←わりあひ (wariafi)?}

1. comparatively

Noun

割(わり)合(あい) • (wariai) ^{←わりあひ (wariafi)?}

1. ratio, proportion

   日本(にほん)は森林(しんりん)面積(めんせき)の割合(わりあい)が大(おお)きい。

   Nihon wa shinrin menseki no wariai ga ōkii.

   Forested areas cover much of Japan.

2. percentage
3. (with particle に) comparatively

   期(き)末(まつ)試験(しけん)は割合(わりあい)に簡単(かんたん)だった。

   Kimatsu shiken wa wariai ni kantan datta.

   It was fairly easy for a final exam.

References

• Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN