数分 – Vocabulary details

数すう分ふん

Meanings

Noun

1. several minutes; a few minutes

Kanji used

数

number

分

part

Pitch accent

す

うふん

Used in: 1939

Composed of

数すう

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

分ふん

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

数すう分ふん後ご

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

数すう分ふん間かん

a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes

数すう分ふん以い内ない

within minutes

Examples (12 in total)

数すう分ふんはかかります。

It's going to take a few minutes.

数すう分ふん遅おくれるかもしれません。

I might be a few minutes late.

お父とうさんは数すう分ふん前まえに帰かえってきたよ。

Dad came home a few minutes ago.

アキラは数すう分ふんの間あいだ外がい出しゅつした。

Akira went out for a few minutes.

ほんの数すう分ふん差さで電でん車しゃに間まに合あわなかったんだ。

I missed the train by only a few minutes.

貴き重ちょうなお時じ間かんの数すう分ふんをさいていただけますか。

Can you spare me a few minutes of your valuable time?

仕し事ごとを済すませて数すう分ふんして、彼かれは寝ねについた。

A few minutes after he finished his work, he went to bed.

彼かの女じょは数すう分ふん前まえに衣い類るいのアイロンがけを終おえた。

She finished ironing the clothes a few minutes ago.

間ま違ちがいを悟さとるのに彼かれはほんの数すう分ふんかかっただけだ。

It took him only a few minutes to realize his mistakes.

その列れっ車しゃは数すう分ふん前まえに無ぶ事じ駅えきに到とう着ちゃくした。

The train arrived safely at the station a few minutes ago.

心しん臓ぞう発ほっ作さが起おきた後あとの最さい初しょの数すう分ふんが、非ひ常じょうに大たい切せつです。

The first minutes after a heart attack are very important.

トムはメアリーとほんの数すう分ふん会あうためだけに、何なん時じ間かんも待まった。