(じゅうぶん)

じゅうぶんな
na-adjective
enough; sufficient; adequate; ample
quantity
1. enough; sufficient; adequate
Having as much as is needed to meet a requirement or standard.
十分(じゅうぶん)睡眠(すいみん)()ってください
Please get enough sleep.
Are the preparations sufficient?
2. ample; plenty; thorough
Having more than enough, or being satisfactorily complete and thorough.
十分(じゅうぶん)成果(せいか)()
Ample results were achieved.
I think this explanation is thorough enough.
After considering it with ample time, we decided on this policy.

Also used as an adverb 十分(じゅうぶん) (sufficiently; thoroughly). Can also be read じっぷん when meaning "ten minutes," but the na-adjective meaning is always じゅうぶん. The negative form 十分(じゅうぶん)ない or 不十分(ふじゅうぶん)な (insufficient) is equally common.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 充分(じゅうぶん)な: sufficient — variant kanji form with the same meaning and pronunciation; both are standard
  • ()りる: to be enough — a verb rather than an adjective; more conversational
  • 豊富(ほうふ)な: abundant; rich — implies having much more than needed, especially variety