Japanese symbol for “percentile”
百分位数
ひゃくぶんいすう
Romaji: hyakubun'isuu
percentile
In Japanese, percentile is 百分位数, read ひゃくぶんいすう (hyakubun'isuu).
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Meanings
- n percentile (math)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “percentile”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| パーセンタイル | パーセンタイル paasentairu | percentile |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 百貨店 | ひゃっかてん hyakkaten | department store |
| 百姓 | ひゃくしょう hyakushou | farmer; peasant; farm laborer |
| 八百屋 | やおや yaoya | greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop |
| 百科 | ひゃっか hyakka | many objects (for study) |
| 八百長 | やおちょう yaochou | match fixing; put-up job; fixed game |
| 百戦錬磨 | ひゃくせんれんま hyakusenrenma | veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles |
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
| 位置 | いち ichi | place; position; location |
| 多数 | たすう tasuu | large number (of); many |
See also: Chinese symbol for “percentile”.
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.