分 (Bun) is a Japanese noun meaning “part, portion, share, amount”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixpart; portion; share
- noun suffixamount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); enough (for)
- nounone's means; one's place; one's lot; one's social position
- nounone's duty; one's part
- nouncondition; state (of affairs); extent; rate (as in "at this rate")
- noun, adverbin proportion to; just as much as; to the same degree
Examples
歩いて１５分です。
It's fifteen minutes on foot.
列車が１０分で出ます。
The train leaves in ten minutes.
彼女は２、３分考えた。
She thought for a few minutes.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).