壁の時計が五分進んでいる。
The clock on the wall is five minutes fast.
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Example sentences
It's a five-minute walk to the station.
わが家は駅から歩いて五分のところにあります。
My house is a five-minute walk from the station.
このバスは五分おきに来ます。
This bus comes every five minutes.
卵を沸騰したお湯で五分間ゆでると、ちょうどいい半熟になる。
If you boil an egg in boiling water for five minutes, it will be just the right amount of soft-boiled.
Usage Notes
五分 (ごふん) means 'five minutes'. The counter for minutes, 分, is read as ふん (fun) after ご (go).
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