noun
how many minutes; what minute
Interrogative expression formed with the time unit 分. It asks either a duration in minutes or the minute part of a clock time, as in 何時何分.
ここから駅まで何分かかりますか。
How many minutes does it take from here to the station?
今、何時何分ですか。
What time is it now, down to the minute?
A straightforward compound of 何, meaning 'what' or 'how many,' and 分, the time unit 'minute.' The reading なんぷん is the normal interrogative reading for minute counts.