Data List 分 ふん Minutes Counting
Data List 分 ふん Minutes Counting
Material:
List 分 ふん Minutes Data
Commentary:
To count minutes in Japanese, simply add 分 (Hiragana: ふん Romaji: Hu-nn) after numerals.Kanji 分 means "a minute."
1分 (Hiragana: いちふん Romaji: I-chi hu-nn) means "1 minute."
2分 (Hiragana: にふん Romaji: Ni hu-nn) means "2 minutes."
Grammar:
Some numerals with 分 makes 音便 (Hiragana: おんびん Romaji: O-nn-bi-nn) = Phonetic Shift.When native Japanese intend to speak faster, 1分 is read いっぷん (Romaji: I-ppu-nn) instead of いちふん (Romaji: I-chi-fu-nn). いっぷん is a phonetic shift of いちふん.
音便 (おんびん O-nn-bi-nn) = Phonetic Shift occurs when the upper and lower teeth close.
Both いちふん (I-chi-hu-nn) and いっぷん (I-ppu-n) are acceptable in a formal speech in Japanese.
Further study:
Japan Ministry of Education (文部科学省). 学習指導要領 生きる力. 2017.
Republic of Korea Ministry of Education (대한민국 교육부).
People's Republic of China Ministry of Education (中华人民共和国教育部). Tōngyòng Guīfàn Hànzì Biǎo (通用规范汉字表). 2013.
U.S. Department of Education (アメリカ合衆国教育省).
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