九分九厘
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 九 | 分 | 九 | 厘 |
| く Grade: 1 |
ぶ Grade: 2 |
く Grade: 1 |
りん Grade: S |
| on’yomi | |||
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “Nine bu and nine rin”, with bu referring to 1⁄10 and rin to 1⁄100. Since 1 bu is 10 rin, the total 9 bu and 9 rin is equivalent to 99 rin, which here is contrasted against the remaining 1⁄100 (or 1 rin).
Noun[edit]
- a hundred to one, a near certainty
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- Japanese terms spelled with 九 read as く
- Japanese terms spelled with 分 read as ぶ
- Japanese terms spelled with 厘 read as りん
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
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- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
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