十中八九

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Japanese

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

Etymology 1

Compound of 十 (“ten”) +‎ 中 (“inside”) +‎ 八 (“eight”) +‎ 九 (“nine”), literally "eight or nine out of ten". Compare Chinese 十有八九 (shíyǒubājiǔ), 十之八九 (shízhībājiǔ).

Pronunciation

Adverb

十(じっ)中(ちゅう)八(はっ)九(く) • (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

Adverb

十(じゅう)中(ちゅう)八(はっ)九(く) • (jūchūhakku) ←じふちゆうはつく (zifutyuufatuku)?

  1. Same as above.

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
十 中 八 九
じゅっ
Grade: 1 		ちゅう
Grade: 1 		はち > はっ
Grade: 1 		く
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adverb

十(じゅっ)中(ちゅう)八(はっ)九(く) • (jutchūhakku) 

  1. Same as above.

References

  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

Hanja in this term
十中八九

Noun

十中八九 • (sipjungpalgu) (hangeul 십중팔구)

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