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十分

じゅうぶん

N4enough · sufficiently

Examples

準備の時間は十分あります。

説明を十分に聞いてから作業を始めた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 十分 is read as じゅうぶん and is a na-adjectival and adverbial expression meaning enough or sufficient in amount or degree.
  • Basic usage: Having enough preparation time appears in 時間は十分ある, while listening to an explanation fully appears in 説明を十分に聞く.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Predicate and adverbial forms
    • Use 十分だ as a predicate and 十分に to modify the degree of an action.
  • Difference from ten minutes
    • The same spelling 十分 is read じゅうぶん for “enough,” but じゅっぷん or じっぷん for ten minutes.

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