率 — “rate / lead” in Japanese

Grade 5りつ, そつ, ひき

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“rate / lead” in Japanese is 率, read ritsu, sotsu, hiki (りつ, そつ, ひき). It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 比率 (ratio).

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What does 率 mean?

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Kanji	率
Meaning	rate / lead
Readings	りつ, そつ, ひき
Grade	Grade 5 (Hard)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	比率 (ratio)

How to read 率

率 is read ritsu (りつ) or sotsu (そつ) or hiki (ひき) depending on the word.

Words with 率

比率

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Updated: 2026-08-28