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penetration rate; adoption rate; rate of spread
The percentage or proportion showing how widely something has spread or been adopted in a population.
スマートフォンの普及率は高い。
The smartphone adoption rate is high.
インターネットの普及率が年々上昇している。
The internet penetration rate is rising year after year.
日本のエアコンの普及率は世界的に見ても非常に高い。
Japan's air conditioner adoption rate is very high even by global standards.
Combines 普及 (spread/dissemination) and 率 (rate/ratio). Used in statistics, reports, and news to express how widely a product, technology, or practice has been adopted. The 率 suffix is productive and attaches to many nouns to form rate/ratio compounds.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 普及率が高い: high adoption rate
- 普及率が低い: low adoption rate
- 普及率が上がる: the adoption rate rises
- 普及率を調べる: to research the adoption rate
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 普及: spread/dissemination — the base noun without the rate component
- 浸透率: penetration rate — more technical, used in marketing
- 利用率: usage rate — focuses on actual use rather than ownership