三分の一
さんぶんのいち
one third; a third part
Meanings
Expression, Noun
one third; a third part
Example sentences
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One-third is less than one-half.
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About one third of the earth's surface is land.
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The population of Spain is about one-third as large as that of Japan.
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More than a third of the world population lives near a coast.
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The circulation of the newspaper is only one-third that of its competitor.
More examples (10)
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One third of the earth's surface is desert.
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Our city has one third as many people as Tokyo.
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One third of the population of that country cannot read.
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This river is about one third as long as the Shinano.
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One-third of the six members were women.
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I have just finished one third of my assignment.
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One-third of an apple is always given to our youngest daughter.
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One third of the friends I grew up with are dead.
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One out of three persons in this city has his own car.
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If you go by bus, you can get there in about one-third of the time.