五分(ごふん)

Pronunciation

Read ごふん for minutes. The same characters read ごぶ mean "five percent" or "half": 五分五分(ごぶごぶ) (fifty-fifty, even odds).

Common expressions

• 五分(ごふん)前(まえ): five minutes before
• 五分(ごふん)後(ご): five minutes later
• 徒歩(とほ)五分(ごふん): five minutes on foot
• あと五分(ごふん): five more minutes
• 五分(ごふん)遅刻(ちこく): five minutes late

Usage

徒歩(とほ)五分(ごふん) is extremely common in real estate listings and station descriptions to indicate walking distance.