seven tenths; seventy percent
Used for fractions and proportions, especially in contexts like cooking, probability, or completion.
About seventy percent of this cake has been eaten.
seven hundreds; seven percent
Rarely used; can appear in historical or mathematical contexts where 分 means 'hundredths' or 'percent'. Modern Japanese normally uses 七パーセント for 'seven percent'.
成功の確率は七分くらいだ。
The probability of success is about seventy percent.
In old documents, 七分 can mean seven percent.
three-quarter length
three-quarter sleeves
seven to three chances; 70% chance
70% polished rice; rice milled to 70%
baggy tobi trousers (seven-tenths length)
Compound of 七 (seven) and 分 (part, portion). The reading しちぶ follows standard on'yomi. The sense 'seven percent' arises from an older use of 分 to mean 'hundredth'.