勝負の見込みは五分五分。

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勝負 の 見込み は 五分五分 。

English Translation

The chances are even.

Furigana

勝負(しょうぶ)の見込(みこ)みは五分五分(ごぶごぶ)。

Romanji

Shōbu no mikomi wa gobugobu.

Words

勝負 (しょうぶ)

victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

見込み (みこみ)

hope; promise; possibility; chance; probability; likelihood; expectation; anticipation; forecast; estimate; side of a structural member

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

五分五分 (ごぶごぶ)

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

Kanji

勝

Readings: ショウ、 か.つ、 -が.ち、 まさ.る、 すぐ.れる、 かつ

Meanings: victory, win, prevail, excel

負

Readings: フ、 ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う

Meanings: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

込

Readings: -こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.み、 -こ.み、 こ.める

Meanings: crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)

五

Readings: ゴ、 いつ、 いつ.つ

Meaning: five

分

Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ

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