比率(ひりつ)

Etymology

Literally "comparison rate" — the two characters mean "compare" and "rate".

Types

• 男女(だんじょ)比率(ひりつ) - male-to-female ratio
• 人口(じんこう)比率(ひりつ) - population ratio
• 自己資本(じこしほん)比率(ひりつ) - equity ratio
• 配当(はいとう)比率(ひりつ) - dividend ratio
• 構成(こうせい)比率(ひりつ) - composition ratio

Common patterns

• 〜の比率(ひりつ)が高(たか)い / 低(ひく)い (the ratio of ~ is high / low)
• 〜の比率(ひりつ)を上(あ)げる / 下(さ)げる (to raise / lower the ratio of ~)

Similar words

• 割合(わりあい) - proportion, rate (more common in daily speech)
• 比(ひ) - ratio (mathematical term)
• 比例(ひれい) - proportion (mathematical relationship)
• 百分率(ひゃくぶんりつ) / パーセント - percentage