“One tenth” in Japanese
Short answer
One tenth in Japanese is “一分” (ichibun). Full meaning: one tenth, one hundredth, one percent, one tenth of a sun, one quarter ryō (an old coin); duty, honor, honour; (a) minute.
Other ways to say “One tenth” in Japanese
割り
wari rate, ratio, proportion; one tenth, ten percent; (comparative) profit, gain
分
fun minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains); 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
ぷん
pun minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains); 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
枌
bu minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains); 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
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