十中八九
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 十 | 中 | 八 | 九 |
| じっ Grade: 1 | ちゅう Grade: 1 | はち > はっ Grade: 1 | く Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |||
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) じっちゅうはっく [jìtchúúháꜜkkù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
- IPA(key): [d͡ʑit̚t͡ɕɨᵝːha̠k̚kɯ̟ᵝ]
Adverb
十中八九 (hiragana じっちゅうはっく, rōmaji jitchūhakku)
- mostly; probably
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) じゅうちゅうはっく [jùúchúúháꜜkkù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
- IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːt͡ɕɨᵝːha̠k̚kɯ̟ᵝ]
Adverb
十中八九 (hiragana じゅうちゅうはっく, rōmaji jūchūhakku, historical hiragana じふちゆうはつく)
- mostly; probably
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN