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100 percent; full measure; ten-tenths
The entirety or full amount of something, expressed using the traditional Japanese system of tenths.
十割そばを注文した。
I ordered 100% buckwheat soba.
この仕事は十割自分の力でやり遂げた。
I accomplished this work entirely through my own efforts.
十割そばは小麦粉を一切使わず、そば粉だけで打つため、風味が豊かだが切れやすい。
100% buckwheat soba uses no wheat flour at all and is made only with buckwheat flour, so it has a rich flavor but breaks easily.
In the traditional Japanese counting system, amounts are measured in 割 (tenths). 十割 means ten-tenths, i.e., 100 percent. This system is widely used in baseball batting averages, alcohol content, and food composition.
The most well-known usage is 十割そば, soba noodles made entirely from buckwheat flour with no wheat flour mixed in. Standard soba is typically 八割 (80% buckwheat) or 二八そば.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 十割そば: 100% buckwheat soba
- 十割負担: full cost burden (paying 100%)
- 十割給付: full benefit payment
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 百パーセント: 100 percent — the Western-style equivalent, more versatile in usage
- 八割: 80 percent — commonly used for standard soba composition
- 全額: the full amount — used specifically for money