いちぶ
Ichibu
Other forms: １分
一分 (Ichibu) is a Japanese noun meaning “one tenth, one hundredth, one percent, one tenth of a sun”.
Meanings
- nounone tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
Examples
１分も無駄にできない。
We can ill afford to lose a minute.
私の時計は一日に一分進む。
My watch gains one minute a day.
一秒は一分の六十分の一です。
A second is a sixtieth part of a minute.
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