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How to say 'Probably' in Japanese | 多分

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The Japanese word for Probably is 'Tabun', written as 多分 in Japanese.'Probably' in hiragana is たぶん.

    word

    多分

    Meaning

    Probably

    Reading

    たぶん

    tabun

    Kanji

    多Many 分Minute, Part

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb '多分 (たぶん)' means 'probably' or 'perhaps'. It is used to express uncertainty or likelihood about a situation or event. This word is commonly used in casual conversations and can be placed at the beginning or middle of a sentence. For example: He will probably come tomorrow「多分彼は明日来る」(たぶんかれはあしたくる). It will probably rain「多分雨が降る」(たぶんあめがふる). Note that '多分' conveys a sense of speculation and is less definitive than words like 'きっと' (certainly).

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    1008

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 多分

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    多

    Meaning

    Many

  • kanji

    分

    Meaning

    Minute, Part

Words Related to 多分 Through the Kanji 多

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 多 as well.

  • word

    多い

    Meaning

    Many

  • word

    多く

    Meaning

    Many

  • word

    多数

    Meaning

    Many, Majority

  • word

    多様

    Meaning

    Diverse

  • word

    多

    Meaning

    Many

  • word

    滅多

    Meaning

    Rare

  • word

    多少

    Meaning

    Somewhat

  • word

    多量

    Meaning

    Large amount

  • word

    多忙

    Meaning

    Busy

Words Related to 多分 Through the Kanji 分

These 40 Words contain the Kanji 分 as well.

  • word

    自分

    Meaning

    Self

  • word

    分かる

    Meaning

    Understand

  • word

    部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    十分

    Meaning

    Enough

  • word

    気分

    Meaning

    Mood

  • word

    半分

    Meaning

    Half

  • word

    分野

    Meaning

    Field

  • word

    分ける

    Meaning

    Divide, Separate

  • word

    随分

    Meaning

    Quite

  • word

    処分

    Meaning

    Disposal

  • word

    一部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    春分

    Meaning

    Spring equinox

  • word

    秋分

    Meaning

    Equinox, Autumnal

  • word

    区分

    Meaning

    Division, Classification

  • word

    分かれる

    Meaning

    Divide, Split

  • word

    身分

    Meaning

    Status

  • word

    取り分け

    Meaning

    Especially

  • word

    成分

    Meaning

    Ingredient, Component

  • word

    分割

    Meaning

    Split, Division

  • word

    分布

    Meaning

    Distribution

  • word

    分子

    Meaning

    Molecule

  • word

    大分

    Meaning

    Considerably

  • word

    水分

    Meaning

    Moisture

  • word

    配分

    Meaning

    Distribution

  • word

    大部分

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    分解

    Meaning

    Disassembly, Analysis

  • word

    不十分

    Meaning

    Insufficient

  • word

    分配

    Meaning

    Distribution

  • word

    引き分け

    Meaning

    Draw

  • word

    分担

    Meaning

    Division

  • word

    当分

    Meaning

    Awhile

  • word

    分泌

    Meaning

    Secretion

  • word

    分類

    Meaning

    Classification

  • word

    分間

    Meaning

    Minutes

  • word

    分離

    Meaning

    Separation

  • word

    余分

    Meaning

    Extra

  • word

    分散

    Meaning

    Distribution, Dispersion

  • word

    分析

    Meaning

    Analysis

  • word

    分裂

    Meaning

    Split, Division

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