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)

  1. 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)

  1. mostly; probably

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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