分
Meanings
Numeric
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)
Noun
2. one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency)
3. thickness
4. advantageous circumstances
5. one-tenth of a monme of silver
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ぶ
Used in vocabulary
川崎七分
type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
Noun
Examples4
彼の
The odds are in his favor.
その
The loan bears an 8% interest.
彼
He batted .343 with 54 home runs.
その
The old woman lends money at the rate of three percent.