十中八九
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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十 | 中 | 八 | 九 |
じっ Grade: 1 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 |
はち > はっ Grade: 1 |
く Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Etymology 1 edit
Compound of 十 (“ten”) + 中 (“inside”) + 八 (“eight”) + 九 (“nine”), literally "eight or nine out of ten". Compare Chinese 十有八九 (shíyǒubājiǔ)
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
十中八九 • (jitchūhakku)
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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十 | 中 | 八 | 九 |
じゅう Grade: 1 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 |
はち > はっ Grade: 1 |
く Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
十中八九 • (jūchūhakku) ←じふちゆうはつく (zifutyuufatuku)?
- Same as above.
Etymology 3 edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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十 | 中 | 八 | 九 |
じゅっ Grade: 1 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 |
はち > はっ Grade: 1 |
く Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
十中八九 • (jutchūhakku)
- Same as above.
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |||
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十 | 中 | 八 | 九 |