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What does 比例 (ひれい, hirei) mean?

比例 (ひれい, hirei) means proportion, proportionality.

Quick facts
Readingひれい
Romajihirei
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ひれい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhirei

proportion, proportionality

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive proportion
  2. 2noun proportional representation section (of an election)

Example sentences

  • The speed increased in proportion to the time.

  • Income doesn't necessarily rise in proportion to effort.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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