How to say 'Percent' in Japanese | パーセント

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The Japanese word for Percent is 'Paasento', written as パーセント in Japanese.

word

パーセント

Meaning

Percent

Reading

Paasento

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'パーセント (ぱーせんと)' means 'percent'. It is used to express a proportion or rate out of 100, similar to its usage in English. This word is commonly used in contexts such as statistics, discounts, and measurements. For example: a 10 percent discount「10パーセントの割引」(じゅっぱーせんとのわりびき). The battery is at 50 percent「バッテリーは50パーセントです」(ばってりーはごじゅっぱーせんとです). Note that 'パーセント' is a loanword derived from the English 'percent' and is written in katakana.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

2204

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word パーセント

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

パ

Reading

katakana

セ

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katakana

ン

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katakana

ト

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'Paasento' means 'Percent' .

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