比例 (ひれい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

比例 (ひれい) means proportion / ratio / corresponding amount.

See example sentences below.

比例 at a glance

比例

ひれいhirei

N1noun

proportion / ratio / corresponding amount

比例ひれいhireiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

proportion / ratio / corresponding amount

Example 1

身長に比例して体重も増える。

Translation

Weight increases in proportion to height.

Example 2

努力は結果に比例することが多い。

Translation

Effort often corresponds to the results.