분

분 • (bun)

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

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

• IPA^(key)[pun]
• Phonetic Hangul[분]

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)

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

• IPA^(key)[pun]
• Phonetic Hangul[분]

분 • (bun)

1. (honorific) person

분 • (bun)

1. (honorific) people (honorific counter)
   • 교실에서 교수님 다섯 분은 계시다

     gyosireseo gyosunim daseot buneun gyesida

     There are 5 professors in the classroom

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.

• 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”)

Sino-Korean word from 糞

분 • (bun) (hanja 糞)

1. feces

   Synonym: 똥 (ttong)