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分速 (funsoku) Japanese meaning: speed per minute | Kotomora

分ふん速そく

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Meanings

1

speed per minute; per-minute speed

Used in technical or mathematical contexts to express a rate per minute, such as meters per minute or revolutions per minute.

この機き械かいの分ふん速そくは500メートルです。
The speed of this machine is 500 meters per minute.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
速quick, fast

Don't confuse with

時じ速そくN2
時速 gives speed per hour while 分速 gives speed per minute, so the numbers are on very different scales for the same object.
秒びょう速そく
秒速 measures distance covered per second, whereas 分速 measures distance covered per minute, and learners often confuse which unit of time is meant.

分ふん速そくを時じ速そくに換かん算さんしてください。

Please convert the speed per minute to speed per hour.

Etymology

Compound of 分 (minute) and 速 (speed).