すうふん
Meanings
Noun
1. several minutes; a few minutes
Pitch accent
うふん
Composed of
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
within minutes
Examples (12 in total)
It's going to take a few minutes.
I might be a few minutes late.
Dad came home a few minutes ago.
Akira went out for a few minutes.
I missed the train by only a few minutes.
Can you spare me a few minutes of your valuable time?
A few minutes after he finished his work, he went to bed.
She finished ironing the clothes a few minutes ago.
It took him only a few minutes to realize his mistakes.
The train arrived safely at the station a few minutes ago.
The first minutes after a heart attack are very important.
Tom waited for hours just to see Mary for a few minutes.