# 率 — rate; command

率 means “rate; command”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: リツ (ritsu), ソツ (sotsu). Kun'yomi: ひき(いる) (hikiiru). You'll see it in words such as 率いる (hikiiru, “to lead; to spearhead”).

- Meaning: rate; command
- On'yomi: リツ (ritsu), ソツ (sotsu)
- Kun'yomi: ひき(いる) (hikiiru)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 2

## How to remember 率

Parts: 玄 mysterious · 冫 ice · 十 ten; cross

## Words with 率

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 率いる | ひきいる (hikiiru) | to lead; to spearhead |
| 率 | りつ (ritsu) | rate; ratio |

## Don't confuse it with

[畜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/livestock/) · [弦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bowstring/) · [舷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/side-of-a-ship/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 2” set

[両](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/both/) · [減](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decrease/) · [割](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/split/) · [番](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/turn-in-a-series/) · [算](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/calculate/) · [残](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/remain/) · [率](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rate/) · [限](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/limit/) · [個](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/individual/)

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