十割(じゅうわり)

じゅうわり
noun
100 percent; full measure
quantity
1. 100 percent; full measure; ten-tenths
The entirety or full amount of something, expressed using the traditional Japanese system of tenths.
十割(じゅうわり)そばを注文(ちゅうもん)した。
I ordered 100% buckwheat soba.
この仕事(しごと)は十割(じゅうわり)自分(じぶん)の力(ちから)でやり遂(と)げた。
I accomplished this work entirely through my own efforts.
十割(じゅうわり)そばは小麦粉(こむぎこ)を一切(いっさい)使(つか)わず、そば粉(こ)だけで打(う)つため、風味(ふうみ)が豊(ゆた)かだが切(き)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(わり) (tenths). 十割(じゅうわり) 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(じゅうわり)そば, soba noodles made entirely from buckwheat flour with no wheat flour mixed in. Standard soba is typically 八割(はちわり) (80% buckwheat) or 二八(にはち)そば.

Common collocations

  • 十割(じゅうわり)そば: 100% buckwheat soba
  • 十割(じゅうわり)負担(ふたん): full cost burden (paying 100%)
  • 十割(じゅうわり)給付(きゅうふ): full benefit payment

Similar words

  • 百(ひゃく)パーセント: 100 percent — the Western-style equivalent, more versatile in usage
  • 八割(はちわり): 80 percent — commonly used for standard soba composition
  • 全額(ぜんがく): the full amount — used specifically for money

Related Words

Compare: 全額(ぜんがく) (the full amount)
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