How to Say "Percent" in Japanese

パーセント

pāsento[pa̠ːsẽ̞nto̞]

The English word "percent" is translated into Japanese as パーセント (pāsento). Wiktionary also lists プロセント (purosento).

Meaning: a part or other object per hundred (noun)

Ways to say it

“percent” in Japanese
Japanese	Romanization (Wiktionary)	IPA	Note
パーセント	pāsento	[pa̠ːsẽ̞nto̞] (narrow)
プロセント	purosento		archaic

パーセント is used as a counter after numbers to express percentages, just like in English.

プロセント is an archaic form.

pāsento

In Japanese business reporting, instead of saying 'percent', people often use the native term 割 (wari) to represent 10 percent increments.
The archaic form プロセント is a phonetic direct borrowing from the Dutch word 'procent', reflecting the historical influence of Dutch studies in Japan.
When talking about discounts in shops, Japanese people rarely use パーセント and instead use 割引 (waribiki) or オフ (ofu).

米の値段が３パーセント上がった。
The price of rice rose by three percent.
This sentence is useful for expressing a percentage increase in price.
Tatoeba #83517 by tommy__san, translation #320199 by CK
私は１００パーセント間違っていない。
I'm not one hundred percent wrong.
This sentence is useful for expressing certainty or degree using a percentage.
Tatoeba #162119 by bunbuku, translation #252396 by CM
売り上げは１３パーセント上昇しました。
Sales went up 13 percent.
This sentence is useful for expressing a percentage increase in sales.
Tatoeba #10171327 by small_snow, translation #8955706 by DJ_Saidez
今週の営業成果は、前年比で10パーセント上昇しました。
The sales results this week have increased by 10 percent compared to last year.
研究者はデータの解釈に百分率を使用することが一般的です。
It is common for researchers to use percentages when interpreting data.
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Kenta and Himari are checking the battery of a laptop.

健太 Kenta

陽葵、パソコンの充電はまだある？
Himari, pasokon no jūden wa mada aru?
Himari, is there any battery left on the laptop?
陽葵 Himari

あと５パーセントしかないよ。
Ato go pāsentto shika nai yo.
There is only five percent left.
健太 Kenta

それはまずいね。充電器を持ってくるよ。
Sore wa mazui ne. Jūdenki o motte kuru yo.
That's bad. I'll go get the charger.
陽葵 Himari

助かるわ、ありがとう、健太。
Tasukaru wa, arigatō, Kenta.
That helps, thanks, Kenta.

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