- noun, suffix part; portion; share
- suffix amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); enough (for)
- noun one's means; one's place; one's lot; one's social position
- one's duty; one's part
- condition; state (of affairs); extent; rate (as in "at this rate")
- noun, adverb in proportion to; just as much as; to the same degree
- suffix content (e.g. alcohol); percentage
- equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
分
ぶん
part
Meanings
ぶ
- numeral one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale)
- noun one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency)
- thickness
- advantageous circumstances
- one-tenth of a monme of silver
ふん
- noun minute (unit of time)
- fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
Its kanji
In sentences
15分過ぎた。 It was 15 minutes too long. #235936
3分で戻るよ。 I'll be back in three minutes. #11391176
もう5分待とう。 I'll wait another five minutes. #194515
30分待ってて。 Wait thirty minutes. #9392664
あと5分待とう。 I'll wait another five minutes. #10690295
30分で戻るよ。 I'll be back in half an hour. #11336727