Used for expressing ratios, proportions, and rates. Common in everyday conversation, business, and academic contexts.
この商品は20パーセント引きです。
This item is 20 percent off.
投票率は50パーセントを超えた。
Voter turnout exceeded 50 percent.
Sales rose by 10 percent this year.
The price dropped by 5 percent.
Women make up 40 percent of the employees.
Everything is 30 percent off in this sale.