ぶん
Meanings
Expression
Suffix
1. -th (e.g. one fifth)
indicates a fraction, e.g. 5分の1 signifies one fifth
Kanji used
part
Pitch accent
んの
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Composed of
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
one's share; one's portion
Examples (15 in total)
I walked three-fourths of a mile.
Two thirds of the work is finished.
Three-fourths of the earth's surface is water.
Three out of four Americans believe in the existence of paranormal phenomena.
Three quarters of the members of this club are girls.
Three-fourths of the town was destroyed by the typhoon.
Two-thirds of the students came to the meeting.
About three fourths of the earth's surface consists of water.
Two thirds of the employees of this company are engineers.
Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered with water.
The population of that country is about three-fourths of that of Japan.
Chemical products account for approximately two-thirds of our exports.
Four-fifths of all the members were against the plan.
I want a map of Texas on a scale of 1 to 250000.
The figure indicates approximately two thirds of the freshmen are indifferent to politics.