率

• 読み: りつ
• ローマ字: ritsu
• 漢字の分解: 率 (ritsu/sotsu) — rate, ratio, lead
• 発音: /ɾi.tsɯ/

意味

Rate; ratio; percentage. A numerical proportion or measurement.

A noun and suffix for rates, ratios, and percentages. Appears in many important compounds: 確率 (kakuritsu, probability), 成功率 (seikouritsu, success rate), 出席率 (shussekiritsu, attendance rate), 税率 (zeiritsu, tax rate), 打率 (daritsu, batting average). Essential for discussing statistics, data, and performance metrics.

例文

1. 今年の合格率は去年より高かった。
2. 出席率が低いと成績に影響する。
3. この商品のリピート率はとても高い。

使い方ガイド

場面: statistics, academics, business

トーン: analytical

起源と歴史

The kanji 率 originally depicted a bird net being drawn tight, conveying the idea of leading or guiding. Extended to mean a rate or proportion. Used as both a standalone noun and productive suffix in Sino-Japanese compounds.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal