比例 (Hirei) is a Japanese noun meaning “proportion, proportional representation section (of an election)”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbproportion
- nounproportional representation section (of an election)
Examples
供給は需要に比例する。
Supply is relative to demand.
罪に比例して罰するべきだ。
The punishment should be in proportion to the crime.
各人の給料は働いた分に比例する。
Each man's pay will be in proportion to his work.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).