Word Meaning 五分五分 (Gobugobu): as Likely as Not, 50-50

Meaning

English

as likely as not
50-50
even match
tie

Reading

Kana

ごぶごぶ

Romaji

gobugobu

Writing Variants

5分5分 ごぶごぶ gobugobu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 段違い Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 20563 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五分

ごぶ

5 parts

五分

ごふん

five minutes

五分

ごぶん

diving into five parts

五分試し

ごぶだめし

killing by inches

五分刈り

ごぶがり

close haircut

五分咲き

ごぶざき

half-florescent

九寸五分

くすんごぶ

dagger

四分五裂

しぶごれつ

torn asunder

一寸の虫にも五分の魂

いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい

tread on a worm and it will turn

五十音

ごじゅうおん

the Japanese syllabary

五色

ごしき

five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black)

五重

いつえ

five-storied

Example Sentences

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彼が回復する見込みは五分五分だ。

It's even chances that he will get well.

私たちのチームがその試合に勝てるかどうかは五分五分だ。

The odds are even that our team will win the game.