Illustration: At a small Japanese repair shop, the proprietor attempts to wrap a repaired kettle using only one hand; the other forearm is immobilized in a cast. The paper has folded unevenly, and a loose length of string has curled around the proprietor’s wrist.

JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

なにぶん

nanibun

after all, given that

何分 is read なんぷん when asking how many minutes. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. なにぶんこんな辺へんぴな村むらに住すんでいるので、めったに客きゃくは来こない。

    Living as I do in a remote village, I seldom have visitors.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. なにぶん初はじめての仕事しごとなので、まだ慣なれていません。

    It’s my first time doing this job, so I’m still getting used to it.

    Written by AI for Bebop

  3. なにぶん古ふるい家いえですから、冬ふゆは寒さむいんです。

    It is an old house, after all, so it gets cold in winter.

    Written by AI for Bebop

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