~分

~分

~ふん

~ minutes (time counter)

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How to remember it

分 counts minutes; the sound flips to ぷん after some numbers (e.g. さんぷん).

Example sentences

  • 五分待ってください。

    ごふんまってください。

    Please wait five minutes.

  • 駅まで十分かかります。

    えきまでじゅっぷんかかります。

    It takes ten minutes to get to the station.

Usage

Counter suffix; pronunciation alternates ふん / ぷん depending on the number before it.

Related words

~時間~秒~時間時計

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