分ふん間かん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

for ... minutes; a period of ... minutes

Counter suffix used after a number to express a duration measured in minutes. It emphasizes the length of time, e.g. 5分間 means 'for five minutes' or 'a five-minute period.'

ここで10分間ぷんかん待まってください。
Please wait here for ten minutes.
会かい議ぎは30分間ぷんかん続つづいた。
The meeting lasted for thirty minutes.

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Usage patterns

〈数すう〉分ふん間かん〈動どう詞し〉to do something for a span of ... minutes
駅えきの前まえで10分間ぷんかん待まった。
I waited in front of the station for ten minutes.
〈数すう〉分ふん間かんで〈動どう詞し〉to do something within a span of ... minutes
このテストは30分間ぷんかんで終おわらせなければならない。
This test has to be finished within thirty minutes.