English–Japanese

“percent” in Japanese

Japanese

Pronunciation

Romajipāsento

Example

百パーセントです。hyaku pā se n to de su

It is one hundred percent.

Illustration for パーセント (percent)

How to say “percent” in Japanese

“Percent” in Japanese is パーセント (pāsento).

Shows how many parts there are in every one hundred parts of a whole.

Full entry for パーセント: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with パーセント

テストで百パーセント取りました。te su to de hyaku pā se n to to ri ma shi ta

I got one hundred percent on the test.

この商品は二十パーセント引きです。ko no shō hin wa ni jū pā se n to hi ki de su

This product is twenty percent off.

Tips for using パーセント

  • English commonly uses percent after numbers such as ten or fifty, but percentage is common when the exact number is not given.

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