十 二 分(じゅうにぶん)

じゅうにぶん

na-adjective, noun

more than enough; ample; 120 percent

1. more than enough; ample; exceeding full capacity

Going beyond what is sufficient or expected. Literally 'twelve parts out of ten' — exceeding 100 percent. Used to emphasize that something is more than adequate.

十二分(じゅうにぶん)に楽(たの)しめた。

I enjoyed it more than enough.

準備(じゅんび)は十二分(じゅうにぶん)にできている。

The preparations are more than adequate.

この選手(せんしゅ)は十二分(じゅうにぶん)な実力(じつりょく)を持(も)っているので、優勝(ゆうしょう)の可能性(かのうせい)は高(たか)い。

This athlete has more than enough ability, so the chances of winning are high.

An intensified form of 十分(じゅうぶん) (sufficient, enough). While 十分(じゅうぶん) means "fully sufficient" (10 out of 10), 十二分(じゅうにぶん) goes beyond that — "120 percent."

Common collocations

十二分(じゅうにぶん)に発揮(はっき)する: to demonstrate to the fullest (and beyond)
十二分(じゅうにぶん)な成果(せいか): more-than-sufficient results
十二分(じゅうにぶん)に楽(たの)しむ: to enjoy thoroughly
十二分(じゅうにぶん)に活用(かつよう)する: to make full use of

Usage

Most commonly appears in the adverbial form 十二分(じゅうにぶん)に. More emphatic than 十分(じゅうぶん) but less colloquial than expressions like 十分(じゅうぶん)すぎる.

Related words

十分(じゅうぶん): sufficient, enough — the base form that this word intensifies

Related Words

Related: 十分(じゅうぶん) (sufficient, enough)

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Added 2026.4.2 0:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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