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Japanese symbol for “percent”

Romaji: paasento
percent; per cent; percentage

In Japanese, percent is (paasento).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n percent; per cent; percentage

Other Japanese words for “percent”

WordReadingMeaning
プロ puropercent
パー paapercent
プロセント purosentopercent

See also: Chinese symbol for “percent”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.