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[ふん()]
fun
noun, counter

English Meaning(s) for 分

noun, counter
  1. minute (unit of time)
  2. fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

Definition and Synonyms for 分

Minute distance measured by the time taken to cover it
Synonyms: , , , 時間
Part a portion of a natural object
Synonyms: パーツ, , , , 部分
Minute a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
Synonyms: , ,
Minute a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
Synonyms: , ,

Meanings for each kanji in 分

» part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100

Categories 分 is a member of

Distance the property created by the space between two objects or points
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Time Unit a unit for measuring time periods
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Angular Unit a unit of measurement for angles
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Thing a separate and self-contained entity
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 分

Sample Sentences for 分

"How soon will the bus come?" "In five minutes."
My bag was here five minutes ago, but it is gone now.
He hadn't been in the office five minutes before he told us what to do.
The church we went past crumbled five minutes afterwards due to a huge earthquake and more than a 100 churchgoers were buried alive.
Miss Nicholas swam from Dover on the English side to France in 8 hours and 58 minutes, then turned around and returned to England.

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