Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 何分(なにぶん) in Japanese

何分
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
なにぶん
Romaji
nanibun
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    some; any; (a) little; of some kind; of some sort
    Example sentence
    彼は１秒のほんの何分の１かでそれをした。 He did it in only a fraction of a second.
  • Parts of speech
    adverb (fukushi)
    Meaning
    please
    Example sentence
    何分か経ったのか、それとも何時間か経ったのか、沼田先生が家に入ってきて、禎子の額に手を当てた。 Minutes or hours later Dr. Numata came in and felt Sadako's forehead.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
    Example sentence
    何分かかりますか。 How long is the ride?

Examples of 何分, なにぶん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

何 JLPT 5

7 strokes

what

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: なに, なん, なに-, なん-

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分 JLPT 5

4 strokes

part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

On'Yomi: ブン, フン, ブ

Kun'Yomi: わ.ける, わ.け, わ.かれる, わ.かる, わ.かつ

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