いちわり
Ichiwari
Other forms: 一割
１割 (Ichiwari) is a Japanese noun meaning “ten percent”.
Meanings
- nounten percent
Examples
今年は倒産が一割減少しています。
Business failures are down 10% this year.
この機械はここで必要な電力の１割をくう。
This machine consumes 10% of all the power we use.
３月１日から鉄道運賃が１割あがると発表された。
It has been announced that railway fares will be raised by 10 percent starting on the first of March.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).