JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 率: "ratio, rate, proportion"
The kanji 率 means "ratio, rate, proportion, %, factor, lead". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ソツ, リツ, シュツ in on'yomi and ひき.いる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソツリツシュツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひき.いる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | ratio, rate, proportion, %, factor, lead |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 383 of 2,501 |
Common words with 率
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 確率probability; likelihood; chances
- 率いるto lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
- 効率efficiency
- 率rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
- 率直frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted
- 効率的efficient
- 率先taking the initiative
- 軽率rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty
- 統率command; lead; generalship; leadership
- 比率ratio; proportion; percentage
- 成功率success rate
- 勝率winning percentage
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