割合

Japanese
Kanji in this term
割 合
わ(り)
Grade: 6		 あ(い)
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) わりあい [wàríáí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠ɾʲia̠i]

Adverb

割(わり)合(あい) • (wariai) ←わりあひ (wariafi)?

  1. comparatively

Noun

割(わり)合(あい) • (wariai) ←わりあひ (wariafi)?

  1. ratio, proportion
    日(に)本(ほん)は森(しん)林(りん)面(めん)積(せき)の割(わり)合(あい)が大(おお)きい。
    Nihon wa shinrin menseki no wariai ga ōkii.
    Forested areas cover much of Japan.
  2. percentage
  3. (with particle に) comparatively
    期(き)末(まつ)試(し)験(けん)は割(わり)合(あい)に簡(かん)単(たん)だった。
    Kimatsu shiken wa wariai ni kantan datta.
    It was fairly easy for a final exam.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
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