建(けん)ぺい率(りつ)

けんぺいりつ

noun

building coverage ratio

1. building coverage ratio; building-to-land ratio

The ratio of a building's footprint (the area it covers on the ground) to the total area of the plot, expressed as a percentage. A legal limit set by zoning that determines how much of a lot may be built on.

この土地(とち)の建(けん)ぺい率(りつ)は六十(ろくじゅう)パーセントだ。

The building coverage ratio for this lot is sixty percent.

建(けん)ぺい率(りつ)を超(こ)える家(いえ)は建(た)てられない。

You can't build a house that exceeds the building coverage ratio.

地域(ちいき)によって建(けん)ぺい率(りつ)や容積率(ようせきりつ)の制限(せいげん)が決(き)められている。

Limits on the building coverage ratio and floor area ratio are set depending on the area.

A term from real estate and building regulation. It caps the ground area a building may occupy on its lot; the companion figure 容積率(ようせきりつ) caps total floor area. Sometimes written 建蔽率(けんぺいりつ) with the full kanji.

Common collocations

建(けん)ぺい率(りつ)を超(こ)える: to exceed the building coverage ratio
建(けん)ぺい率(りつ)六十(ろくじゅう)パーセント: a coverage ratio of 60%
建(けん)ぺい率(りつ)の制限(せいげん): coverage-ratio restrictions

Similar words

容積率(ようせきりつ): floor area ratio — total floor area relative to the lot, not just the footprint

Related Words

Compare: 容積率(ようせきりつ) (floor area ratio)

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Added 2026.7.22 3:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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