れい
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. proportion
Kanji used
compare (things of the same type)
example
Pitch accent
れい
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Composed of
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
direct proportion; direct ratio
proportional representation
inverse proportion
Examples (7 in total)
Supply is relative to demand.
Our earnings are in proportion to our real ability.
The punishment should be in proportion to the crime.
The wages will be paid in proportion to the work done.
Each man's pay was in proportion to his work.
In proportion as our GNP increases, our living standards go up.
You get paid in proportion to the amount of the work you do.