Compare: 分 vs 分
分ふん
minute (unit of time)
分ぶ
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale)
ふん分
N5CommonNoun
minute (unit of time)
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徒歩５分以内に着くはずです。
You should get there in five minutes walking.
学校まで１０分で歩いて行ける。
I can walk to school in ten minutes.
ぶ分
N3Numeric
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale)
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彼のほうに分がある。
The odds are in his favor.
その老婆は三分の利子で金を貸す。
The old woman lends money at the rate of three percent.