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 (16 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.
Two-thirds of the students of this school are boys.
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.