割合

わりあい

rate, ratio, percentage

Also:comparatively, contrary to expectations

What does 割合 mean?

割合 is a Japanese noun meaning rate, ratio, percentage in English. It can also be translated as comparatively, contrary to expectations depending on context. It is written as 割合 in kanji, わりあい in hiragana, and wariai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

クラスの女生徒の男生徒に対する割合は3対2だ。

The proportion of girls to boys in our class is three to two.