パーセント

ぱーせんと
noun
percent
1. percent
A rate, number, or amount in each hundred.
20パーセント()です
It's 20 percent off.
The probability of success is 50 percent.
You need to get 80 percent or more correct to pass this test.

パーセント from English "percent" expresses ratios out of 100.

Writing

Often written as % in text: 50% = 50パーセント

Common patterns

Reading numbers

  • 10パーセント: じゅっパーセント
  • 100パーセント: ひゃくパーセント (also means "completely")

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