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十中八九

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じっ
Grade: 1
ちゅう
Grade: 1
はち > はっ
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology 1

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Compound of (ten) +‎ (inside) +‎ (eight) +‎ (nine), literally "eight or nine out of ten". Compare Chinese 十有八九 (shíyǒubājiǔ), 十之八九 (shízhībājiǔ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) っちゅうはっく [jìtchúúháꜜkkù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑit̚t͡ɕɨːha̠k̚kɯ̟]

Adverb

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(じっ)(ちゅう)(はっ)() (jitchūhakku

  1. mostly, probably

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
じゅう
Grade: 1
ちゅう
Grade: 1
はち > はっ
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) じゅうちゅうはっく [jùúchúúháꜜkkù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨːt͡ɕɨːha̠k̚kɯ̟]

Adverb

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(じゅう)(ちゅう)(はっ)() (jūchūhakkuじふちゆうはつく (zifutyuufatuku)?

  1. Same as above.

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
じゅっ
Grade: 1
ちゅう
Grade: 1
はち > はっ
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) じゅっちゅうはっく [jùtchúúháꜜkkù] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨt̚t͡ɕɨːha̠k̚kɯ̟]

Adverb

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(じゅっ)(ちゅう)(はっ)() (jutchūhakku

  1. Same as above.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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十中八九 (sipjungpalgu) (hangeul 십중팔구)

  1. hanja form? of 십중팔구 (almost all; supermajority)