Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

比例(ひれい)proportion

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      proportion

    2. Noun

      2.

      proportional representation section (of an election)

      Abbreviation,

      See Also:

    All Forms

    比例 【ひれい】

    CommonUncommon

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Dictionary Top 7,200

    Examples

    --:--

      年齢(ねんれい)知的(ちてき)能力(のうりょく)はだいたい比例(ひれい)する。

      Age and intellectual ability are generally proportional. {proportion}

      • N2

      電流(でんりゅう)電圧(でんあつ)比例(ひれい)関係(かんけい)()っています。

      Current and voltage have a proportional relationship. {proportion}

      • N2

      人口(じんこう)(おお)さに比例(ひれい)して通勤(つうきん)ラッシュの(はげ)しさが()します。

      The intensity of the commuting rush increases in proportion to the size of the population. {proportion}

      • N2

      高齢(こうれい)人口(じんこう)増加(ぞうか)比例(ひれい)して介護(かいご)施設(しせつ)老人(ろうじん)ホームの(かず)()えているのだとか。

      It is said that the number of nursing homes and elderly homes is increasing in proportion to the rise in the aging population. {proportion}

      • N2

      仕事(しごと)(りょう)比例(ひれい)して賃金(ちんぎん)支払(しはら)われる。したがって、仕事(しごと)沢山(たくさん)すれば給料(きゅうりょう)()える。

      Wages are paid in proportion to the amount of work. Therefore, if you do a lot of work, your salary will also increase. {proportion}

      • N2
    • Get more example sentences!

      Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.

    Self-Study Sentences

    Study your own way!

    Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.