ぶ
Meanings
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
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
ぶ
Used in vocabulary (23 in total)
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
disadvantageous; long (odds)
social standing; wealth
six to four ratio; sixty-forty
sixteenth note; semiquaver
seven to three (chances)
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
quarter note; crotchet
the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons; give the devil his due
half note; minim
discount
32nd note; demisemiquaver
half rest; minim rest
64th note; hemidemisemiquaver; semidemisemiquaver
a glib tongue (with fair words); fluent talk designed to deceive; talk something away