Definition of (ぶ)

numeric
1.
one-tenth, one percent (one-tenth of a wari), 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun), 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes), 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale)
noun
2.
one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency)
3.
thickness
4.
advantageous circumstances
5.
one-tenth of a monme of silver
Related Kanji
part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Example sentences(showing 5 results)

さくねん
昨年度
えき
利益
こんねん
今年度
10%
ちか
近く
Profit on computers for the previous year was nearly ten percent higher than the current year

ろう
老婆
さん
利子
かね
The old woman lends money at the rate of three percent

かれ
りつ
打率
わり
りん
54
ほん
He batted .343 with 54 home runs

The odds are in his favor

かしつけきん
貸付金
、8
えき
利益
The loan bears an 8% interest