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

How much of a person's body weight is fat, given as a percentage; a figure shown by health scales and used in fitness checks.

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 words

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

Related Words

Related: 内臓脂肪(ないぞうしぼう) (visceral fat)

Related: 皮下脂肪(ひかしぼう) (subcutaneous fat)

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Added 2026.4.21 1:18 · Revised 2026.10.3 3:19

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