体脂肪率(たいしぼうりつ)

たいしぼうりつ
noun
body fat percentage; the proportion of fat in one's body weight
1. body fat percentage; the proportion of fat in one's body weight
body fat percentage; the proportion of fat in one's body weight
体脂肪率(たいしぼうりつ)を測(はか)る。
Measure one's body fat percentage.
体脂肪率(たいしぼうりつ)が高(たか)いと生活(せいかつ)習慣(しゅうかん)病(びょう)のリスクが上(あ)がる。
A high body fat percentage increases the risk of lifestyle diseases.
毎朝(まいあさ)体重(たいじゅう)と体脂肪率(たいしぼうりつ)を体組成計(たいそせいけい)でチェック(ちぇっく)している。
Every morning I check my weight and body fat percentage on a body composition scale.

A health metric indicating the percentage of total body weight composed of fat. Widely discussed in Japanese health media and everyday conversation about fitness. Many Japanese bathroom scales (体組成計(たいそせいけい)) measure this automatically.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 体脂肪率(たいしぼうりつ)を測定(そくてい)する — to measure body fat percentage
  • 体脂肪率(たいしぼうりつ)を落(お)とす — to reduce body fat percentage
  • 体脂肪率(たいしぼうりつ)が高(たか)い／低(ひく)い — body fat percentage is high / low
  • 理想(りそう)の体脂肪率(たいしぼうりつ) — ideal body fat percentage

RELATED TERMS:

  • 体脂肪(たいしぼう) — body fat (the fat itself, not the percentage)
  • BMI — body mass index (also commonly used in Japan)
  • 内臓(ないぞう)脂肪(しぼう) — visceral fat
  • 皮下(ひか)脂肪(しぼう) — subcutaneous fat
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