How to Say ‘20 minutes’ in Japanese
二十分
nijuu pun
[nee-joo poon]
💬 Usage Tip: [二十分] = 20 minutes. Easy interview line: [電車で二十分です].
🇯🇵 In Japan: Many employers consider commute under about 30–60 minutes reasonable, but reliability matters more than the exact number.
Phrase Breakdown
二十
nijuu
[nee-joo]
twenty
Number 20, used to form time expressions like 二十分 (20 minutes).
家からここまで二十 分です。
From my home to here, it’s 20 minutes.
分
pun
[poon]
minutes
Counter for minutes; in 二十分 it’s read にじゅっぷん (nijuppun). Useful for stating precise commute time in interviews.
電車で二十分 かかります。
It takes 20 minutes by train.
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