분

분 U+BD84, 분
HANGUL SYLLABLE BUN
Composition:ㅂ + ㅜ + ㄴ
Dubeolsik input:q-n-s
← 붃
[U+BD83] 		Hangul Syllables 붅 →
[U+BD85]

Korean

Etymology 1

부북붂붃분붅붆
붇불붉붊붋붌붍
붎붏붐붑붒붓붔
붕붖붗붘붙붚붛
뵤 ←→ 붜

Syllable

분 • (bun)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅂ, ㅜ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 分 (“part, division”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[pun]
  • Phonetic Hangul[분]
Revised Romanization? bun
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bun
McCune–Reischauer? pun
Yale Romanization? pun

Noun

분 • (bun) (hanja 分)

  1. (Units of measure) bun, a unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm, the Korean equivalent of the Chinese fen
  2. (Units of measure) bun, a unit of weight equivalent to about 0.4 g, the Korean equivalent of the Chinese fen
  3. (time) minute
    • 8(여덟)시 45(사십오)분
      8(yeodeol)si 45(sasibo)bun
      8:45 (time)

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[pun]
  • Phonetic Hangul[분]
Revised Romanization? bun
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bun
McCune–Reischauer? pun
Yale Romanization? pun

Noun

분 • (bun)

  1. (honorific) person

Counter

분 • (bun)

  1. (honorific) people (honorific counter)
    • 교실에서 교수님 다섯 분은 계시다
      gyosireseo gyosunim daseot buneun gyesida
      There are 5 professors in the classroom
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”)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 糞

Noun

분 • (bun) (hanja 糞)

  1. feces
    Synonym: 똥 (ttong)
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