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半

N5

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • half
  • middle
  • odd number
  • semi-
  • part-

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ハン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • なか.ば
Strokes
5
JLPT Level
N5
Frequency
#391
School Grade
Grade 2
Radical
十#24 · ten

Components

Common Words

  • 半はんNoun
    half, semi-, partial
  • 時半じはんSuffix
    half past (the hour)
  • 前半ぜんはんNoun
    first half
  • 半分はんぶんAdverb
    half
  • 後半こうはんNoun
    second half, latter half
  • 大半たいはんNoun
    majority, more than half, most (of)
  • 半年はんとしNoun
    half a year, six months
  • 半数はんすうNoun
    half the number, half (of an amount)

Practice in Kanjiru

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Related Kanji

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