How to say one-tenth in Japanese

JLPTN3
分【ぶbu】

numeric:

  • 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:

  • one-quarter of a ryou (obsolete unit of currency)
  • thickness
  • advantageous circumstances
  • one-tenth of a monme of silver ➜ 匁【もんめ】

Example Sentences

時間jikanはhaいくらikuraでもdemo作れるtsukureru。
One can always find time.
学校gakkouにni全てsubeteをwo求めるmotomeruことkotoはhaできdekiないnai。
One can't expect everything from schools.
誰dareにniもmo分からwakaraないnaiよyo。
Who knows?
お互いotagaiをwo信頼shinraiしshi合うauしかshikaないnai。
All you can do is trust one another.
１００万人ninのno人々hitobitoがgaそのsono戦争sensouでde命inochiをwo落としotoshiたta。
One million people lost their lives in the war.

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