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半
はん
N5
prefix
Meanings
1
half (e.g., にじはん | half-past two)
2
half
3
semi-
4
partial
5
half-past
6
odd number
Example sentence
今、三時半です。
いま、さんじはんです。
It is half past three now.
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Kanji in this word
半
Half, Middle, Odd Number
5 strokes
More words with
半
前半
ぜんはん ·
first half
後半
こうはん ·
second half
時半
じはん ·
half past (the hour)
半分
はんぶん ·
half
N5
大半
たいはん ·
most of
N3
半年
Full entry on Jisho
はんとし ·
half a year
過半数
かはんすう ·
majority
N2
半導体
はんどうたい ·
semiconductor
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