JLPT N2Kanji compounds
効率
Readingこうりつkouritsu
- Meaning
- 費やした労力や時間に対して得られる成果の割合
- Explanation
- "効率 (こうりつ)" refers to the ratio of results obtained relative to the labor or time spent. It is used like "効率がよい (efficient)." The "効果" in c4 is a different word referring to the good or bad of a result, and its meaning differs from 効率, which expresses a ratio.
- Examples
- 効率がよい
Original Japanese explanation
「効率（こうりつ）」は、費やした労力や時間に対して得られる成果の割合を指します。「効率がよい」のように使います。c4 の「効果」は結果の良し悪しを指す別の語で、割合を表す効率とは意味が異なります。
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