半
half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
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Information
Vocabulary
ハン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過半数 | カハンスウ | majority |
| 後半 | コウハン | second half; latter half |
| 四半期 | シハンキ | quarter (of a year) |
| 上半身 | ジョウハンシン | upper half of the body; upper body |
| 前半戦 | ゼンハンセン | first half of a game; first half of a match |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四畳半 | よじょうはん | four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations |
| 上半期 | かみはんき | first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year |
| 上半身 | かみはんしん | upper half of the body; upper body |
| 折半 | せっぱん | halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally |
| 前半戦 | ぜんぱんせん | first half of a game; first half of a match |
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