Kanji1 / 5
半 kanji
half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
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On readings
ハン
Kun readings
なかば
Words with 半
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —半値電力幅half power beamwidth (also 3dB beamwidth)
- —半二重伝送half-duplex transmission
- —軌道短半径semi-minor axis (esp. in orbital matters)
- —軌道長半径semi-major axis (esp. in orbital matters)
- —半順序集合partially ordered set; poset; semi-ordered set
- —半自動小銃semiautomatic (gun)
- —半索動物門Hemichordata (phylum of marine deuterostomes)
- —半畳を打つto interrupt; to jeer
- —半数必中界circular error probability (measure of missile accuracy); circular error probable; CEP
- —南半道海豚Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus)
- —半返し縫いhalf backstitch
- —半顔メイクhalf-face makeup; makeup on half the face
- —四畳半趣味enjoying food, drink and entertainment in a small room
- —半大統領制semi-presidential system; dual executive system
- —インド半島Indian subcontinent
- —半導体素子semiconductor device
- —半合成繊維semi-synthetic fiber
- —半数致死量median lethal dose; LD50
- —大規模半壊partial building damage comprising 50-70% of the surface area
- —単独過半数outright majority; (one-party) working majority