十二分

Chinese

twelve; 12
 
to divide; minute; (a measure word)
to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng
trad. (十二分) 十二 分
simp. #(十二分) 十二 分

Pronunciation


Adverb

十二分

  1. very (stronger than 十分 (shífēn))

Japanese

Kanji in this term
十 二 分
じゅう
Grade: 1
に
Grade: 1
ふん > ぶん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Literally "twelve out of ten", stronger form of 十分(じゅうぶん) (jūbun).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じゅうにぶん [jùúníbúń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) じゅうにぶ​ん [jùúníbúꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [(d͡)ʑɨᵝːɲ̟ibɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

十(じゅう)二(に)分(ぶん) • (jūnibun) 

  1. more than enough

Adjective

十(じゅう)二(に)分(ぶん) • (jūnibun) -na, adnominal 十(じゅう)二(に)分(ぶん)な (jūnibun na), adverbial 十(じゅう)二(に)分(ぶん)に (jūnibun ni)

  1. Same as above.

Usage notes

This is a special usage; for indicating 12 minutes, the reading じゅうにふん is used.

Inflection

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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