noun
nine minutes
Standard duration or point in time; used in schedules, timers, and everyday conversation.
あと９分で電車が来ます。
The train will arrive in nine minutes.
タイマーを９分にセットしてください。
Please set the timer for nine minutes.
Refers to nine o'clock (hour), not minutes.
Refers to nine seconds, a shorter duration.
Compound of 九 (きゅう, 'nine') and 分 (ふん, 'minute'). The reading ふん follows the standard counter for minutes after numbers ending in く.