(ひゃくぶんりつ)

ひゃくぶんりつ
noun
percentage; percent
1. percentage; percent
A rate or proportion expressed as a fraction of 100. The formal mathematical term for percentage.
百分率(ひゃくぶんりつ)(あらわ)す。
To express as a percentage.
合格率(ごうかくりつ)百分率(ひゃくぶんりつ)換算(かんさん)する。
To convert the pass rate into a percentage.
小学校(しょうがっこう)算数(さんすう)百分率(ひゃくぶんりつ)計算(けいさん)(なら)う。
You learn percentage calculations in elementary school math.
アンケートの結果(けっか)百分率(ひゃくぶんりつ)のグラフにまとめた。
I summarized the survey results in a percentage graph.

Literally "hundred-part rate" — the formal Japanese term for percentage. While パーセント (percent) is the everyday word used in conversation and media, 百分率(ひゃくぶんりつ) is the term taught in mathematics education and used in formal or technical writing.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 百分率(ひゃくぶんりつ)(あらわ)す: to express as a percentage
  • 百分率(ひゃくぶんりつ)換算(かんさん)する: to convert to a percentage
  • 百分率(ひゃくぶんりつ)計算(けいさん): percentage calculation
  • 百分率(ひゃくぶんりつ)問題(もんだい): percentage problems (in math)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • パーセント: percent — the everyday loanword, far more common in daily use
  • 割合(わりあい): ratio, proportion — a broader term for any ratio
  • 比率(ひりつ): ratio, rate — used in comparisons between quantities
  • 歩合(ぶあい): percentage, commission — used in business contexts like sales commission

FORMATION:
(ひゃく) (hundred) + (ぶん) (part) + (りつ) (rate).