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    比例

    比ひ例れい

    proportion

    N1KMT2News #2+1CorePolitics & LawKanji Vocab12 strokes

    ひれい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    proportion

    Noun

    2.
    proportional representation section (of an election)
    abbreviation

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    このグラフは、人じん口こうと食しょく料りょうの消しょう費ひ量りょうが比ひ例れいしていることを示しめしています。

    This graph shows that population and food consumption are proportional.

    KMT2Science & Math
    努ど力りょくと結けっ果かは必かならずしも比ひ例れいしません。

    Effort and results are not always proportional.

    KMT2Daily Life
    比ひ例れい代だい表ひょう制せいは、小しょう政せい党とうにも議ぎ席せき獲かく得とくの機き会かいを与あたえます。

    Proportional representation gives smaller parties a chance to win seats.

    KMT3Politics & Law
    多おおくの国くにで、選せん挙きょ制せい度どに比ひ例れい代だい表ひょう制せいが導どう入にゅうされています。

    Many countries have introduced proportional representation into their electoral systems.

    KMT3Politics & Law
    幸こう福ふく度どと収しゅう入にゅうが比ひ例れいするとは限かぎらないという研けん究きゅう結けっ果かがあります。

    There are research findings that happiness and income are not necessarily proportional.

    KMT4Science & MathEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    比
    くら.べる…(3)
    compare・race・ratio・Philippines
    例
    たと.える…(1)
    example・custom・usage・precedent
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