割合 (Wariai) is a Japanese noun meaning “rate, ratio, percentage, proportion”.
Meanings
- nounrate; ratio; percentage; proportion
- adverbcomparatively
- adverbcontrary to expectations
Examples
彼らは１時間３マイルの割合で歩いた。
They walked at the rate of three miles an hour.
針は中心を一時間に１０回転の割合で回る。
The hand on its axis turns at 10 revolutions per hour.
彼は１分間に２００語の割合でしゃべっている。
He chatters at the rate of two hundred words a minute.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).