Word Meaning 五分

ごぶん gobun

五分 is read as ごぶん (gobun) and means diving into five parts.

Meaning

English

  1. diving into five parts

Reading

Kana

ごぶん

Romaji

gobun

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 64107 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五分五分

ごぶごぶ

as likely as not

五分試し

ごぶだめし

killing by inches

五分刈り

ごぶがり

close haircut

五分咲き

ごぶざき

half-florescent

九寸五分

くすんごぶ

dagger

四分五裂

しぶごれつ

torn asunder

一寸の虫にも五分の魂

いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい

tread on a worm and it will turn

五十音

ごじゅうおん

the Japanese syllabary

五色

ごしき

five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black)

五重

いつえ

five-storied

五体

ごたい

the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

五目

ごもく

mixture of ingredients (originally five)

Example Sentences

10

かいぎはあとごふんではじまる。

The meeting will start in five minutes.

あとごふんまって。

Wait five more minutes.

It's quarter to two.

I waited for fifteen minutes.

The worm turns.

The train leaves in 5 minutes.

The bus leaves in five minutes.

Five more minutes! Please wait five more minutes!

My watch loses five minutes a day.

The train is due to arrive here in 5 minutes.