adverb

Messages.yoji.
  1. almost certainly, in all probability, ten to one, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred.

noun

Messages.yoji. Usu. as 〜まで.
  1. near-completeness, near-perfection, ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
九分九厘 くぶくりん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
part, minute of time, segment
ブン わ.ける ブ (2nd)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
rin, 1/10 sen, 1/10 bu
リン (8th, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)