Kanji

半

half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

十部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

なかば

Nanori (Name Reading)

なか, なかば, なからい

Common Readings

ハン, なか…ば

Example sentences

半分 はんぶん
ケーキを弟と半分ずつ分け合った。

I shared the cake with my younger brother, half each.

占める しめる
会員の半分以上を女性が占めている。

Women account for more than half of the members.

半 はん
六時半に駅で待ち合わせをしましょう。

Let's meet at the station at 6:30.

半ば なかば
彼は旅の半ばで病に倒れた。

He fell ill halfway through his journey.

キリスト教 キリストきょう
日本にキリスト教が伝来したのは、16世紀半ばのことだ。

Christianity was introduced to Japan in the middle of the 16th century.

半年 はんとし
日本に来てから半年が経ちました。

Six months have passed since I came to Japan.

戡定 かんてい
政府軍は半年かけて反乱を戡定した。

The government forces spent half a year suppressing the rebellion.

大半 たいはん
出席者の大半は学生だった。

The majority of the attendees were students.

中途半端 ちゅうとはんぱ
仕事を中途半端なまま放り出してはいけない。

You must not leave your work half-finished and abandon it.

いっそ いっそ
中途半端に続けるくらいなら、いっそ諦めてしまったほうがいい。

If it's just going to be half-hearted, you might as well just give up.

Example Vocabulary

半分

はんぶん

half; semi-; middle

半

はん

half; semi-; half-past (time)

半ば

なかば

middle; half; halfway; partly

半年

はんとし

half a year; six months

大半

たいはん

majority; most; more than half

中途半端

ちゅうとはんぱ

half-baked; half-hearted; incomplete; lukewarm

下半身

かはんしん

lower half of the body

上半身

じょうはんしん

upper body

後半

こうはん

second half

半日

はんにち

half a day

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