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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
- —三下半letter of divorce; declaration of separation; break up (non-marital); separation; severing of a relationship
- —半そでshort sleeves
- —半２重half duplex; HDX
- —藁半紙straw paper
- —半どんhalf-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
- —半切れlooking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
- —半田鏝soldering iron
- —１年半one year and a half
- —半切りflat-bottomed wooden bowl for preparing sushi rice
- —擦半鐘fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
- —擂り半fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
- —半つきlight-brown rice; half-polished rice; partially polishing rice
- —半ツキlight-brown rice; half-polished rice; partially polishing rice
- —ゼロ半50cc motorbike
- —半ベソhalf-crying; being on the verge of crying
- —半年払biannual payment; semiannual payment; semestral payment
- —その半面on the other hand; at the same time
- —三下り半letter of divorce; declaration of separation; break up (non-marital); separation; severing of a relationship
- —半年毎にsemiannually; biannually; half-yearly; every six months
- —ワラ半紙straw paper