五ご分ぶ

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Meanings

half; 50%

Used for a half portion or 50% of something, often in contexts like probability, division, or mixture.

5 parts; 5%

Specifically five parts out of a whole, or 5%. Less common than the 'half' sense; context usually makes the meaning clear.

equality; tie; even match

Often used in the compound 五分五分 (fifty-fifty) or in phrases like 五分の勝負 (an even match). Implies equal standing or a tie.

〈物もの〉を五ご分ぶに分わけるto divide something in half
ケーキを五ご分ぶに分わけて食たべた。
We split the cake in half and ate it.
五ご分ぶの勝しょう負ぶan even, closely matched contest
最さい後ごまで五ご分ぶの勝しょう負ぶが続つづいた。
It remained an even match right up to the end.
五ご分ぶの確かく率りつa fifty-fifty chance
この試し合あいに勝かてるかどうかは五ご分ぶの確かく率りつだ。
Whether we win this match is a fifty-fifty chance.
〈人ひと〉と五ご分ぶに渡わたり合あうto compete on equal terms with someone
新しん人じんが経けい験けん者しゃと五ご分ぶに渡わたり合あった。
The newcomer held their own against the experienced player.

五ご分ぶ五ご分ぶ sense 3
五分五分 explicitly emphasizes a perfectly even 50-50 split or tie, while 五分 alone can convey the same idea more concisely, especially in set phrases.
半はん々はん sense 1
半々 is the everyday, colloquial word for splitting something in half, whereas 五分 sounds slightly more formal or literary when expressing the same 50% idea.
互ご角かく
五分 often implies an exact 50-50 split or tie, while 互角 simply means the two sides are closely matched without claiming perfect equality.

大たい差さ sense 3
大差 means a large gap or lopsided difference, the opposite of 五分, which describes an even, closely matched contest.

From 五 (five) and 分 (part, portion). Literally 'five parts', which came to mean 'half' (five out of ten) and by extension 'equal' or 'tie'.