Illustration: At a confectionery workbench, a shallow tray holds exactly one hundred equal round sweets in ten straight rows of ten. A confectioner points to the single sweet in the near corner that has received a toasted sesame coating; the other ninety-nine remain plain.

Beyond N1numeralLevel estimated by Bebop

分ぶ

bu

one percent

In 割・分・厘 notation, 一分 equals 1%. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれの打率だりつは３割わり４分ぶ３厘りんで、ホームランは５４本ほんであった。

    He batted .343 with 54 home runs.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. その貸付金かしつけきんは、８分ぶの利益りえきを生うむ。

    The loan bears an 8% interest.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. その老婆ろうばは三さん分ぶの利子りしで金かねを貸かす。

    The old woman lends money at the rate of three percent.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 分

  • 分part; minute of timeOnブン・フン・ブKunわける・わけ・わかれる

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