頻度

• Reading: ひんど
• Romaji: hindo
• Kanji breakdown: 頻 (hin) — frequent, repeated; 度 (do) — degree, measure
• Pronunciation: /çiɴ.do/

Meaning

Frequency; how often something occurs or is repeated.

A noun describing the rate at which events recur. Used broadly in scientific, statistical, everyday, and business contexts. Common collocations include 頻度が高い/低い (high/low frequency), 使用頻度 (frequency of use), and 出現頻度 (frequency of occurrence). Not to be confused with 周波数, which refers to wave frequency in physics.

Examples

1. 最近、地震の頻度が増えているように感じる。 I feel like the frequency of earthquakes has been increasing lately.
2. この単語は使用頻度が非常に高い。 This word has a very high frequency of use.
3. 運動の頻度を週三回に増やすことにした。 I decided to increase my exercise frequency to three times a week.

Usage Guide

Context: statistics, science, daily life, business

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Sino-Japanese 頻 (hin, frequent/repeated) + 度 (do, degree/measure). Literally 'degree of frequency,' quantifying how often something happens.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal