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JLPT N5 · Telling time

五分

ごふん

five minutes

Stroke order of 五分

2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

五 · 4 strokes分 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

五 with 分, where a knife 刀 splits 八, gives five minutes.

Parts: 五 five + 分 minute

The characters in 五分

  • 五 ご — five (4 strokes)

Example sentence

バスは五分遅れました。

ばすはごふんおくれました。

The bus was five minutes late.

Words with 五

Words with 分

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