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半
半
5 strokes
Frequency: 224
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

half
middle
odd number
semi-
part-

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ãƒãƒŗ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ãĒか.ば
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
は

Common Words

はんãļん
Adverb
Noun
Freq #912
1

half

Examples
エミãƒŧã¯ãƒŠãƒ—ã‚­ãƒŗã‚’åŠåˆ†ãĢ折りたたんだ。
Emmy folded the napkin in half.
はん
Freq #1287
1

Noun, used as a prefix; Common noun

half; semi-; partial

Examples
半時間したらåŊŧはここãĢæĨるでしょう。
He will be here in half an hour.
2

Noun, used as a suffix

half-past

3

Common noun

odd number

4

Archaic; Common noun

han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

ãĒかば
中ば
Freq #2289
1

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

middle; halfway; midway

Examples
こぎボãƒŧãƒˆãŽã‚¨ãƒŗã‚¸ãƒŗãŒãƒãƒ¯ã‚¤ã¸ãŽčˆĒčˇ¯ãŽãĒã‹ã°ã§é§„į›ŽãĢãĒらãĒければよいね。
Let's hope this boat engine doesn't give up the ghost when we're halfway to Hawaii.
åŊŧåĨŗã¯īŧ”īŧäģŖåŠã°ã§å†åŠšã—ãŸã€‚
She married again in her mid-forties.
2

Common noun

half (of); one half

Examples
äēēį”Ÿã¨ã¯äŊ•であるかをįŸĨãŖãŸã¨ãã€ã™ã§ãĢį”Ÿæļ¯ãŽåŠã°ã¯éŽãŽãĻいる。
Life is half spent before we know what it is.
3

Adverb (fukushi)

half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially

Examples
å‡ēだしがよければ半ばやり遂げたようãĒもぎだ。
Well begun is half done.
4

Adverb (fukushi)

mostly; almost; nearly

はんとし
はんねん
Adverb
Noun
Freq #2542
1

half a year; six months

Examples
あと半嚴したら、åŊŧåĨŗã¯å¤–å›Ŋã¸čĄŒãŖãĻしぞう。
She'll be going abroad in another six months.
こうはん
Noun
Freq #2989
1

second half; latter half

Examples
į¤žé•ˇãŽæŒ¨æ‹ļãŒé•ˇããĻåŧãŽåžŒåŠãŒæŠŧせæŠŧせãĢãĒãŖãĻã—ãžãŖãŸã€‚
The company president's welcome was so long that we were squeezed for time in the second half of the ceremony.
たいはん
Noun
Freq #3723
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

majority; more than half; most (of)

Examples
ここぎå­Ļį”Ÿã¯å¤§åŠãŒįœŸéĸį›Žã§ã‚ã‚‹ã€‚
The students are for the most part diligent.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly

ãĄã‚…ã†ã¨ã¯ã‚“ãą
īŊžãĒ Adj.
Noun
å››å­—į†ŸčĒž
īŊžãŽ Adj.
Freq #4472
1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked; half-cocked; half-hearted; half-arsed; half-assed

Examples
äģ•äē‹ã‚’中途半į̝ãĢするãĒ。
Don't leave your work half done.
じょうはんしん
かãŋはんしん
Noun
Freq #4880
1

upper half of the body; upper body

Examples
そぎ少嚴は上半čēĢčŖ¸ã§ã‚ãŖãŸã€‚
The boy was naked to the waist.
かはんしん
しもはんしん
Noun
Freq #4976
1

lower half of the body; nether parts

はんãĢãĄ
はんじつ
Adverb
Noun
Freq #6136
1

half day

Examples
半æ—Ĩぎツã‚ĸãƒŧはありぞすか。
Do you offer any half-day tours?
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