Kanji
What does the kanji 半 mean?
半 means half. On'yomi ハン. Kun'yomi なか.ば.
Quick facts| On'yomi | ハン |
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| Kun'yomi | なか.ば |
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| Strokes | 5 |
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| Main radical | 十 |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N5 |
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半On'yomi ハンKun'yomi なか.ば
N5 · estimated, JLPT framework5 strokes
half
Memory hook
A line cutting straight down the middle to split something in two — HALF.
Common words
- 半はんhalf; -and-a-half (time)
- 半ばなかばmiddle, halfway
- 半分はんぶんhalf
More words with this kanji
- 半年はんとしhalf a year
- 半額はんがくhalf price
- 大半たいはんthe majority
- 半島はんとうpeninsula
- 半径はんけいradius
- 過半数かはんすうmajority (more than half)
- 半端はんぱincomplete, half-finished; odd fraction, leftover
