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JLPT N3 · Noun

分 (bu)

分 (ぶ, bu) is a Japanese noun meaning “one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists.

Reading
ぶ
Romaji
bu
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale) · numeric
  2. one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency) · noun
  3. thickness · noun
  4. advantageous circumstances · noun
  5. one-tenth of a monme of silver · noun

Example sentences

その貸付金は、８分の利益を生む。
The loan bears an 8% interest.
Tatoeba #208276
彼のほうに分がある。
The odds are in his favor.
Tatoeba #118244

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 分

分
part, minute of time, segmentブン・フン・わ.ける・わ.け · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 分.

自分じぶんmyself多分たぶんprobably半分はんぶんhalf分かるわかるto understand気分きぶんfeeling随分ずいぶんvery十分じゅうぶんenough大分だいぶconsiderably余分よぶんextra部分ぶぶんportion分析ぶんせきanalysis分野ぶんやfield分けるわけるto divide (into)大部分だいぶぶんmost part

Source: JMdict entry 1502850 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.