半

Colloquial

semi-erection; half-boner

first half of one's life

half the face

nearly half a day; approximately half a day

lower half

something unfinished; something incomplete

idiot

half a ken (3 shaku, approx. 0.91 m)

livery coat

geisha apprentice

insufficiency; half ripe

second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year

Mahjong

half-game consisting of an east and south round

half death

half the amount

a fourth; quarter

semipermanence

half asleep

half a ri (measure of length); halfway

half-burnt; half-done; half-baked; rare

letter of divorce

hermaphrodite; intersexual; androgynous; bisexual (characteristics)

half share

Anatomy

meniscus

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

cutting in half

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Esp. 半折

painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper

half-size paper