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十中八九

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 十中八九.

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Entry

十中八九っちゅうはっくじゅうちゅうはっくゅっちゅうはっくNounAdverb四字熟語Freq #16222
1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

Examples
十中八九彼らは列車に乗り遅れるだろう。
Ten to one they'll miss the train.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

ten

2 strokesFrequency 8JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジュウジッジュッ

Kun

とお

Nanori

そうとう

in, inside, middle, mean, center

4 strokesFrequency 11JLPT N4Grade 1

On

チュウ

Kun

なかうちあた.る

Nanori

あたるかなえ

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

2 strokesFrequency 92JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ハチハツ

Kun

や.つやっ.つよう

Nanori

はっやちやつ

nine

2 strokesFrequency 55JLPT N4Grade 1

On

キュウ

Kun

ここのここの.つ

Nanori

いちじくいちのくこのひさし

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