Japanese

じっぷん
Meaning: 10 minutes
Part of Speech: Noun, Counter

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Handwriting

十
分

Example sentences

It takes 10 minutes to walk from the station to my house.
事故の影響で、電車が定刻より十分遅れた。
The train was ten minutes late from the scheduled time due to the effects of an accident.
ここから学校までは、歩いて約十分ほどかかります。
It takes about ten minutes to walk from here to school.
こっから駅までは、歩いて十分くらいだよ。
It takes about ten minutes to get to the station on foot from here.
最短コースを選べば、あと十分で着きます。
If we take the shortest course, we'll arrive in ten minutes.
バスは十分毎に来る。
The bus comes every ten minutes.
ご飯が炊き上がったら、十分ほど蒸らしてください。
After the rice is cooked, please let it steam for about ten minutes.
自宅から最寄の駅まで歩いて十分ほどかかります。
It takes about ten minutes to walk from my house to the nearest station.
病院はここから車で十分のところだ。
The hospital is a 10-minute car ride from here.

Usage Notes

The kanji '十分' is read as 'jippun' when referring to ten minutes. When read as 'juubun', it means 'enough' or 'sufficient'.

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