Japanese

ふん
Meaning: minute (unit of time or angle)
Part of Speech: Counter

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Handwriting

分

Example sentences

It takes five minutes to walk from the station to the house.
三十分ぐらい歩くと、駅に着きます。
If you walk for about thirty minutes, you will arrive at the station.
今年の目標は、毎日三十分走ることです。
My goal for this year is to run for 30 minutes every day.
このバスは十五分ごとに発車します。
This bus departs every fifteen minutes.
駅から僅か数分の距離だ。
It is only a few minutes' walk from the station.
目を休めるために、三十分ごとに休憩をとっている。
I take a break every thirty minutes to rest my eyes.
この薬は食後三十分以内に飲んでください。
Please take this medicine within thirty minutes after a meal.
大雪の影響で、電車に10分の遅れが出た。
The train had a 10-minute delay due to the heavy snow.
彼は5分待った。
He waited for five minutes.
沸騰したお湯に麺を入れて、三分間ゆでる。
Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook for three minutes.

Usage Notes

A counter used for measuring time in minutes. It may be pronounced 'pun' depending on the preceding number.

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