N4 · 4 strokes · — · Irodori #33 · Starter L10
分
1%, chances, degree, duty, know, minute of time, one's lot, part, rate, segment, shaku/100, share, understand
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Readings
- On’yomi
- フン、ブ、ブン
- Kun’yomi
- わ・かつ、わ・かる、わ・かれる、わ・け、わ・ける
Example words
～分
～ふん／ぷん
～ minutes (indicate the time)
15分
じゅうごふん
～ :15 / quarter past ～
30分
さんじゅっぷん
～ :30 / half past ～
45分
よんじゅうごふん
～ :45 / quarter to ～
～ぐらい （10分ぐらい）
～ぐらい （じゅっぷんぐらい）
around ～ (e.g. around 10 minutes)
～分
～ふん／ぷん
～ minutes (indicate the length of time)
Memory aids
Guided learn session →How to remember
Shape
Eight (八) + sword (刀) — cutting something apart; a minute/part.
Components
Remember "minute, part" (分) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.
Anchor word
～分 (～ふん) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.
Readings
First learned in ～分 (～ふん) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: わ・かつ、わ・かる、わ・かれる、わ・け、わ・ける — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: フン、ブ、ブン — common in compound words (熟語).