ふんかん
Meanings
Counter
1. minutes (period of)
Pitch accent
んかん
Composed of
① 分け与えられたもの。わけまえ。② (ブン) 金額や時間、労力などに相当するもの。③ 立場や身分。分際。④ (ブン) 物事の様子・状態。⑤ (ブン) ことの範囲。⑥ 時間の単位。60秒=1分、60分=1時間。読みは直前の数詞の音に合わせフン、ブン、プンと変化する。⑦ 角度の単位。60秒=1分、60分=1度。読みは上に同じ。
① 二者間の物理的へだたりのこと。② 二者間の時的へだたりのこと。
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
Examples (12 in total)
Close your eyes for three minutes.
I'll only wait 3 minutes for you.
The audience applauded for a full five minutes.
Tom sat silently for 30 minutes.
He was underwater for three minutes.
I'll give you five minutes to work out this problem.
After walking for five minutes, we arrived at the park.
We knocked at the door for five minutes, but in vain.
People normally breathe 12 to 20 times a minute.
If there was no air, man could not live for even ten minutes.
This machine makes 100 copies a minute.
Quickly stop the flow of milk, leave to stand for approximately 30 minutes for the milk to solidify.