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識字率

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Kana: しきじりつ
Romaji: shikijiritsu
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Definition

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literacy rate

Kanji

Readings: シキ、 し.る、 しる.す
Meanings: discriminating, know, write
Readings: ジ、 あざ、 あざな、 -な
Meanings: character, letter, word, section of village
Readings: ソツ、 リツ、 シュツ、 ひき.いる
Meanings: ratio, rate, proportion, %, coefficient, factor

Example Sentences

(だい)()に、当時(とうじ)のヨーロッパの識字率(しきじりつ)(ひく)かったことだ。
➥Secondly, the literacy rate in Europe of that time was low.
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アメリカの方法(ほうほう)はしばしばうまくいっていますが、識字率(しきじりつ)世界一(せかいいち)(たか)人々(ひとびと)(そだ)てている日本(にっぽん)教育(きょういく)制度(せいど)は、(まぎ)れもなくアメリカに(おし)えてくれる(めん)があります。
➥While American methods are often successful, the Japanese educational system that produces the most literate people in the world surely has some lessons to teach the U.S.
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