분

Korean

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

부북붂붃분붅붆 붇불붉붊붋붌붍 붎붏붐붑붒붓붔 붕붖붗붘붙붚붛
뵤 ←	→ 붜

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 분 • (bun)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅂ, ㅜ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 分 (“minute”)

Noun

분 • (bun) (hanja 分)

1. (deprecated template usage) (time) minute
   • 8시 45분

     8si 45bun

     8:45 (time)

Etymology 3

Possibly from Chinese 分/份 ("part, portion").

Noun

분 • (bun)

1. (deprecated template usage) (honorific) person

Counter

분 • (bun)

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

     hanbun; dubun; sebun; nebun

     one person; two people; three people; four people

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 common in Korean. It is the equivalent of the word "loaf" in three loaves of bread.

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”)