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十分間

Ten Minutes


Meaning

Ten Minutes

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You've got a ten minute interval of time. That simply makes this ten minutes. Note that, as we mentioned on the page for 〜間, you can omit 間 and this will still mean ten minutes! You'll especially see this in conversations and more casual contexts.


Reading

じゅっぷんかん, じっぷんかん

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which means on'yomi readings from the kanji. You do know all of those, but their behaviour is a little different here. 十 (じゅう) and 分 (~ふん) together actually turn into じゅっぷん here. This is sometimes the case when using ~分 to mean "minute" in combination with certain numbers, so try to pay attention to this!


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 十分間休む

    to rest for ten minutes

    十分間歩く

    to walk for ten minutes

    十分間走る

    to run for ten minutes

  • 十分間で出来る

    can be done in ten minutes

Context Sentences

ここで十分間休みましょう。

Let's rest here for ten minutes.

十分間だけゲームしていい?

Can I play a game just for ten minutes?

十分間あれば出来ると思いますよ。

I think I can do it if I have ten minutes.


Kanji Composition