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.
fun (unit of weight, 1/10 monme)
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).
The meeting took 30 minutes.
Please wait 5 more minutes.
The bus arrived 10 minutes late.
There was a phone call 5 minutes ago.
We will depart in 10 minutes.
feeling; mood
half
disposal; throwing away; selling off · dealing with a matter; handling; measure · punishment; penalty; disciplinary action · putting down an animal; culling; euthanizing
ingredient; component; composition
enough; sufficient; adequate · sufficiently; fully; thoroughly; well · division into ten
for ... minutes; a period of ... minutes
moisture; water content; fluid
social standing; status; rank · identity; birth; origin · one's circumstances; one's means
very; extremely; quite; considerably · terrible; horrid; contemptible · remarkable; extraordinary
division; section; demarcation; partition · classification; sorting; grouping · division (logic)
for the time being; for the present · for a while (from now); for some time to come
distribution; allotment; apportionment
extra; excess; surplus
salt; salt content
one's say; one's side of the story; one's claim · complaint; objection; grievance
discretion; prudence; good judgment
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; freely
boss; leader; head
diff; incremental difference · difference; subtraction; finite differences
sugar content; amount of sugar
subdivision; breaking down into smaller parts
provincial temple (Nara period)
one part; a portion; a section
share; portion; cut
complaint; objection; fault · one's say; what one has to say; claim
halving; dividing into two; bisection · the two equinoxes
Setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional calendar; bean-throwing festival · last day of any season (traditional calendar)