(じゅっぷん)

じゅっぷん
noun
ten minutes
1. ten minutes
A time duration of ten minutes.
(えき)まで十分(じゅっぷん)()
It takes ten minutes to get to the station.
あと十分(じゅっぷん)()ってください
Please wait ten more minutes.
十分(じゅっぷん)休憩(きゅうけい)()ろう。
Let's take a ten-minute break.

十分(じゅっぷん) means "ten minutes."

ALTERNATE READING:

  • じっぷん is also correct and commonly used

NOTE: Don't confuse with 十分(じゅうぶん) meaning "enough, sufficient" - they are written the same but have different readings and meanings.

MINUTE COUNTING (1-10):

  • 1: 一分(いっぷん)
  • 2: 二分(にふん)
  • 3: 三分(さんぷん)
  • 4: 四分(よんぷん)
  • 5: 五分(ごふん)
  • 6: 六分(ろっぷん)
  • 7: 七分(ななふん)
  • 8: 八分(はっぷん)
  • 9: 九分(きゅうふん)
  • 10: 十分(じゅっぷん)