분

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.2 Determiner 1.2.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2.2 See also

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[edit] Etymology 1

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[edit] Noun

분 (bun, hanja 分)

1. (time) minute
   • 8시 45분

     8si 45bun

     8:45 (time)

[edit] Etymology 2

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[edit] Noun

분 (bun)

1. person

[edit] Determiner

분 (bun)

1. people (honorific counter)
   • 한분; 두분; 세분; 네분

     hanbun; dubun; sebun; nebun

     one person; two people; three people; four people

[edit] Usage notes

As with most count words (a.k.a. classifiers), 분 (bun) is preceded by native Korean numerals. More technically, 분 is classified as a "counter," not a noun. The concept of a counter is unusual in English, but commong in Korean. It is the equivalent of the word "loaf" in three loaves of bread.

[edit] See also

• 시 (si, “o'clock”), 시간 (sigan, “hours”), 번 (beon, “times”), 살 (sal, “years”), 사람 (saram, “people”), 갑 (gap, “packs”), 마리 (mari, “animals”), 권 (gwon, “volumes”), 채 (chae, “houses”)