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Counter · Time
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Counts minutes
For minutes, both clock times and lengths of time.
Counting from one to ten
Highlighted forms change their sound, so learn them by heart.
| Number | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | いっぷん | ippun |
| 2 | にふん | nifun |
| 3 | さんぷん or さんふん | sanpun / sanfun |
| 4 | よんぷん or よんふん | yonpun / yonfun |
| 5 | ごふん | gofun |
| 6 | ろっぷん | roppun |
| 7 | ななふん | nanafun |
| 8 | はっぷん or はちふん | happun / hachifun |
| 9 | きゅうふん | kyūfun |
| 10 | じゅっぷん or じっぷん | juppun / jippun |
| How many? | なんぷん | nanpun |
Same sound changes as 本, with ぷん after 3 and 4 in everyday speech.
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