noun
Standard counter for minutes. Used with numbers to express durations or clock times.
あと5分で授業が始まる。
Class starts in five minutes.
ここから駅まで歩いて10分です。
It's a ten-minute walk from here to the station.
noun
Historical Japanese weight unit, equal to one tenth of a 匁 (monme), about 0.375 grams. Rare in modern everyday use; encountered mainly in historical or traditional contexts.
江戸時代の金貨は、一分判金と呼ばれる。
Gold coins from the Edo period were called ichibu-bankin (one-bu gold coins).