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Kanji 率: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 率: ratio, rate, proportion, %, factor, lead, spearhead, command

Key takeaways

Kanji 率: ratio, rate, proportion, %, factor, lead, spearhead, command. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

ratiorateproportion%factorleadspearheadcommand

On reading

ソツリツシュツ

Kun reading

ひき.いる

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 率

ratio, rate, proportion, %, factor, lead, spearhead, command

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

玄 + 冫 + 十

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a commander leading ten (十) members across the dark (玄) ice (冫). This character means to command or lead, and it is also used to represent a ratio or rate, such as in probability.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ソツ
  • 軽率けいそつ

    rash / careless / hasty

  • 効率こうりつ

    efficiency / productivity

  • 統率とうそつ

    command / leadership / control

  • 倍率ばいりつ

    magnification / rate / ratio

  • 比率ひりつ

    ratio / proportion / percentage

  • 確率かくりつ

    probability / chance

  • 能率のうりつ

    efficiency / productivity / performance

  • りつ

    rate / ratio / percentage

Kun reading

ひき.いる
  • 率いるひきいる

    to lead / to command / to head

Commonly used words

  • 軽率
    けいそつ

    rash / careless / hasty

  • 効率
    こうりつ

    efficiency / productivity

  • 統率
    とうそつ

    command / leadership / control

  • 倍率
    ばいりつ

    magnification / rate / ratio

  • 比率
    ひりつ

    ratio / proportion / percentage

  • 確率
    かくりつ

    probability / chance

  • 率いる
    ひきいる

    to lead / to command / to head

Example sentences

Example 1

な行動は失敗のもとです。

Translation

Rash actions often lead to failure.

Example 2

彼の軽な発言が問題を起こした。

Translation

His careless remark caused problems.

Example 3

よく仕事を終わらせた。

Translation

I finished the work efficiently.

Example 4

を上げるために工夫した。

Translation

I devised ways to improve efficiency.

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