率
率 — Ratio
ratio, rate, proportion, %, factor, lead
On’yomiソツ (sotsu)
On’yomiリツ (ritsu)
On’yomiシュツ (shutsu)
Kun’yomiひきいる (hikiiru)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 率
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比率 | ひりつ hiritsu | ratio; proportion; percentage |
| 効率 | こうりつ kouritsu | efficiency |
| 税率 | ぜいりつ zeiritsu | tariff; tax rate |
| 視聴率 | しちょうりつ shichouritsu | ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate |
| 伸び率 | のびりつ nobiritsu | growth rate; elongation percentage |
| 率直 | そっちょく socchoku | frank; candid; straightforward |
Study notes
率 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #383 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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