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Meaning of 二分(にぶん) in Japanese

二分
Kana Reading
にぶん
Romaji
nibun
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    halving; bisection
    Example sentence
    卵を２分ゆでにしてくれますか。 Would you please boil my eggs for 2 minutes?
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
    Example sentence
    二分以内で彼女はパンとチーズを全部たいらげた。 Within a couple of minutes, she had eaten up all the bread and cheese.

Examples of 二分, にぶん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

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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二 JLPT 5

2 strokes

two, two radical (no.2)

On'Yomi: ニ, ジ

Kun'Yomi: ふた, ふた.つ, ふたた.び

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