Japanese Conversation · Level 51
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Japanese word
二割
Pronunciation
Romajiniwari
Meaning
- nountwenty percent
Example
毎月、給料の二割を貯金します。mai tsuki kyū ryō no ni wari o cho kin shi ma su
Every month, I save twenty percent of my salary.
More examples
去年より売上が二割増えました。kyo nen yo ri uriage ga ni wari fu e ma shi ta
Sales increased by twenty percent from last year.
Core concept
Describes two parts out of ten of a whole, giving a proportion of twenty percent.
Common phrases
二割増えるni wari fu e ru
increase by twenty percent
二割減るni wari he ru
decrease by twenty percent
二割を占めるni wari o shi me ru
account for twenty percent
Similar words
二十パーセントnijūpāsento: A proportion expressed as twenty parts out of one hundred.
Definition in Japanese
全体を十等分したうちの二つ分に当たる割合。zen tai o jū tō bun shi ta u chi no futa tsu bun ni a ta ru wari ai
Word origin
The compound 二割 (niwari, "twenty percent") combines 二 (ni, "two") with 割 (wari, "a tenth or proportion"), so it means two tenths of a whole.
Usage tips
- Japanese uses 割 (wari, "a tenth") as a unit of ten percent, so 三割引 (sanwaribiki, "thirty percent off") means a discount of thirty percent.