分
(Bun)
minute (time / duration counter).
Connection rules
- ＋Number + 分. Reading: ぷん after 1/3/4/6/8/10; ふん after 2/5/7/9. Half-hour fixed form: 半 (はん, for 30 minutes).
- ＋Reading rules: 1ぷん, 2ふん, 3ぷん, 4ぷん, 5ふん, 6ぷん, 7ふん, 8ぷん, 9ふん, 10ぷん.
- ＋Half-hour 30 minutes is often written as 半: 3時半 ('3:30').
Examples
1.
10分待ってください。
10 fun ma te kudasai.
Please wait 10 minutes.
「minute (time / duration counter)」
2.
今、3時15分です。
Ima, 3 ji 15 fun desu.
It's 3:15 now.
「minute (time / duration counter)」
Practice
It takes about 5 minutes from the station to the house.
駅から家まで___くらいです。
Romaji also accepted