part, minute of time, segment, share
Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.
It is Japanese. It usually shows up when the kanji stands alone or is followed by hiragana.
The order matters: it is what makes handwriting come out legible, and it is how dictionaries index the character.
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みんな注目！終電は二十三時四十分発だ。
Minna chuumoku! Shuuden wa nijuusan-ji yonjuppun hatsu da.
Attention, everyone! The last train leaves at twenty-three forty.
今年は敬老の日と秋分の日が近いのよ。最初のほうは、おばあちゃんみたいなお年寄りに感謝する日なの。
Kotoshi wa Keirou no Hi to Shuubun no Hi ga chikai no yo. Saisho no hou wa, obaachan mitai na otoshiyori ni kansha suru hi na no.
This year, Keiro no Hi and the autumn equinox holiday landed close together. The first one is about showing respect for our elders, like Grandma.
会社まで歩いて十五分です。
Kaisha made aruite juugofun desu.
It's a fifteen-minute walk to work.
携帯は七時四十二分を示していました。
Keitai wa shichi-ji yonjuuni-fun o shimeshite imashita.
His phone showed seven forty-two.
あと二十分しかない！遅刻しちゃう！
Ato nijuppun shika nai! Chikoku shichau!
Only twenty minutes left! I'm going to be late!
だいたい十時半から、十五分間だよ。
Daitai juu-ji han kara, juugofun-kan da yo.
Usually around ten thirty, for fifteen minutes.
ここから何分かかりますか？
Koko kara nanpun kakarimasu ka?
About how many minutes from here?
今日、ここに来る道でちょっとだけ迷ったの。公園自体は目をつぶってても分かるわよ！
Kyou, koko ni kuru michi de chotto dake mayotta no. Kouen jitai wa me o tsubuttete mo wakaru wa yo!
I only got a little lost coming here today. The park itself, I know like the back of my hand!
数分後、湯気の立つどんぶりが運ばれてきました。
Suufun-go, yuge no tatsu donburi ga hakobarete kimashita.
A few minutes later, the steaming bowls arrived.
彼は歩き続け、もっとちゃんと食べようと自分に約束しました。
Kare wa arukitsuzuke, motto chanto tabeyou to jibun ni yakusoku shimashita.
He kept walking, promising himself he'd eat better.
大きな劇場じゃないけど、私にとってはもう十分大きいの。
Ookina gekijou janai kedo, watashi ni totte wa mou juubun ookii no.
It's not a big theater, but to me it's already huge.
そんなに難しくないよ。まず、数日分の水と、腐らない食べ物。
Sonna ni muzukashikunai yo. Mazu, suujitsubun no mizu to, kusaranai tabemono.
It's not that complicated. First, water and food that won't spoil, for a few days.
でしょうね。あと5分待って、来なかったら家まで行ってみましょう。
Deshou ne. Ato gofun matte, konakattara ie made itte mimashou.
Probably. Let's give it five more minutes, and if she doesn't show up, we'll go to her place.
二十分後にお店で会うのはどう?
Nijuppun-go ni omise de au no wa dou?
Meet you at the store in twenty minutes?
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-10-22 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0