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11-10-2011, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by masaegu View Post
It is NEVER read the first way.

Hal an hour = さんじゅっ

1/30 =  さんじゅうんのいち
Oh yeah, there we go! It is often ぶん for a different counter meaning (denominators/"parts")!

Now I remember why I always make the mistake of saying 1:02 as ending with にぶん! Because of that blasted manga らんまにぶんのいち (that I read religiously as a kid)!
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