Meaning

Primary

Ten Minutes

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You've got a ten minute interval of time. That simply makes this ten minutes.

Note that, as we mentioned on the page for 〜間, you can omit and this will still mean ten minutes! You'll especially see this in conversations and more casual contexts.

Reading

じゅっぷんかん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
じっぷんかん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which means on'yomi readings from the kanji. You do know all of those, but their behaviour is a little different here. (じゅう) and (~ふん) together actually turn into じゅっぷん here. This is sometimes the case when using ~分 to mean "minute" in combination with certain numbers, so try to pay attention to this!

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 十分間休む

    to rest for ten minutes

    十分間歩く

    to walk for ten minutes

    十分間走る

    to run for ten minutes

Context Sentences

ここで十分間休みましょう。

Let's rest here for ten minutes.

十分間だけゲームしていい?

Can I play a game just for ten minutes?

十分間あれば出来ると思いますよ。

I think I can do it if I have ten minutes.

Kanji Composition