３０さんじゅっ分ぷん

also: さんじっぷん

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Meanings

1

noun

thirty minutes; half an hour

Standard time duration; used in schedules, cooking, travel, and everyday timing.

ここから駅えきまで歩あるいて３０分ぷんかかります。

It takes thirty minutes to walk from here to the station.

３０分ぷん後ごにまた電でん話わします。

I'll call you again in thirty minutes.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
三three
十ten

Related words

半はん時じ間かん
Also means 'half an hour', but less common than ３０分 and slightly more formal or literary.

Written forms

３０分
- さんじゅっぷん
  Common numeric spelling; the reading さんじゅっぷん is the most frequent modern pronunciation.
- さんじっぷん
三十分
- さんじゅっぷん
  Kanji spelling; also read as さんじっぷん, a less common but valid reading.
- さんじっぷん
  Kanji spelling with the older reading さんじっぷん; still used by some speakers.
さんじっぷん

Etymology

Compound of 三十 (さんじゅう, 'thirty') and 分 (ふん, 'minute'), with regular sound change from さんじゅうふん to さんじゅっぷん. The variant さんじっぷん reflects an older reading of 三十.