容積率(ようせきりつ)

ようせきりつ
noun
floor area ratio
building
1. floor area ratio; floor-space index
The ratio of a building's total floor area (summed over all stories) to the area of the plot, expressed as a percentage. A zoning limit that effectively controls how tall or dense a building may be.
この地域(ちいき)は容積率(ようせきりつ)が高(たか)い。
This area has a high floor area ratio.
容積率(ようせきりつ)が大(おお)きいほど、高(たか)い建物(たてもの)が建(た)てられる。
The larger the floor area ratio, the taller a building you can put up.
駅前(えきまえ)は容積率(ようせきりつ)が緩和(かんわ)され、高層(こうそう)マンションが次々(つぎつぎ)と建(た)った。
The floor area ratio was relaxed in front of the station, and high-rise condominiums went up one after another.

A real-estate and zoning term. Together with 建(けん)ぺい率(りつ) (building coverage ratio), it governs how much can be built on a lot: coverage ratio limits the footprint, floor area ratio limits total floor space.

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Compare: 建(けん)ぺい率(りつ) (building coverage ratio)
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Added 2026.7.22 3:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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