1.
thirty minutes; half an hour
A period of time equal to thirty minutes or half of one hour.
三十分待った。
I waited thirty minutes.
駅まで三十分かかる。
It takes thirty minutes to the station.
あと三十分で終わる。
It will be over in thirty minutes.
三十分 can also be read as 三十分.
ALTERNATIVE EXPRESSIONS:
- 半: half (e.g., 一時間半 = 1.5 hours)
- When telling time: 三時半 (3:30)
PRONUNCIATION NOTE:
Both さんじゅっぷん and さんじっぷん are correct readings.