Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N5
224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 5
Meaning: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
Kunyomi: なか.ば
Onyomi: ハン
Composition: 丶 二 十
Radical: 十
Reading: じゅう
Meaning: ten, complete
Strokes: 2
半分(はんぶん) half
半額(はんがく) half price
半導体(はんどうたい) semiconductor
半熟(はんじゅく) soft-boiled
一時半(いちじはん) half past one
二年半(にねんはん) two and a half years
月半ば(つきなかば) middle of the month
半 (ハン) half, semi-, half-past, odd number, han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
半額 (ハンガク) half the amount (of money), half price, half fare
四畳半 (ヨジョウハン) four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
過半 (カハン) the greater part
半ば (なかば) middle, halfway, midway, half (of), one half, half (e.g. done, jokingly), partly, in part, partially, mostly, almost, nearly
半ば過ぎ (なかばすぎ) beyond the middle
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N5
224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 5
Meaning: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
Kunyomi: なか.ば
Onyomi: ハン
Composition: 丶 二 十
Radical: 十
Reading: じゅう
Meaning: ten, complete
Strokes: 2
半分(はんぶん) half
半額(はんがく) half price
半導体(はんどうたい) semiconductor
半熟(はんじゅく) soft-boiled
一時半(いちじはん) half past one
二年半(にねんはん) two and a half years
月半ば(つきなかば) middle of the month
半 (ハン) half, semi-, half-past, odd number, han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
半額 (ハンガク) half the amount (of money), half price, half fare
四畳半 (ヨジョウハン) four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
過半 (カハン) the greater part
半ば (なかば) middle, halfway, midway, half (of), one half, half (e.g. done, jokingly), partly, in part, partially, mostly, almost, nearly
半ば過ぎ (なかばすぎ) beyond the middle