Word Meaning 十中八九

じっちゅうはっく jicchuuhakku

十中八九 is read as じっちゅうはっく (jicchuuhakku) and means in 8 or 9 cases out of ten.

Meaning

English

  1. in 8 or 9 cases out of ten
  2. in all probability

Reading

Kana

じっちゅうはっく

Romaji

jicchuuhakku

Writing Variants

  • 十中八九 じゅうちゅうはっく juuchuuhakku
  • 十中八九 じゅっちゅうはっく jucchuuhakku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Yojijukugo Rank 97911 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

十九

じゅうきゅう

19

十三么九

しーさんやおちゅー

thirteen orphans

十八

じゅうはち

18

十八金

じゅうはちきん

18-carat gold

十八番

おはこ

repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

十八界

じゅうはちかい

eighteen components of perception (six sense objects, six sense faculties, six sense consciousnesses)

十八銀行

じゅうはちぎんこう

Eighteenth Bank, Limited

十八檀林

じゅうはちだんりん

eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)

十八羅漢

じゅうはちらかん

the eighteen arhats

八十

やそ

eighty

九十

くじゅう

ninety

四十九日

しじゅうくにち

forty-ninth day after a person's death

Example Sentences

5

He will come nine times out of ten.

Most likely Tom forgot.

Ten to one, he will succeed.

Ten to one he will be elected chairman.

Ten to one, Bob will fail the entrance exam.