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Japanese word 多分: probably / maybe / likely. Meanings and example sentences.

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多分 (たぶん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

多分 (たぶん) means probably / maybe / likely.

See example sentences below.

多分 at a glance

多分

たぶんtabun

N5adv

probably / maybe / likely

多分たぶんtabunN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 多分

Core meaning

probably / maybe / likely

Basic example sentences

Example 1

たぶんあしたはあめがふります。

Translation

It will probably rain tomorrow.

Example 2

かれはたぶんいそがしいです。

Translation

He is probably busy.

Kanji 多: many, frequent, much

Kanji 多: many, frequent, much

Kanji 多: meanings, readings, and example words.

Kanji 分: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

Kanji 分: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

Kanji 分: meanings, readings, and example words.

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