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N2 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

比例(ひれい)proportion

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      proportion

    2. Noun

      2.

      proportional representation section (of an election)

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      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.

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      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.

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      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.

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      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.

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      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.

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