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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: 二 十 丶

半

Radical

Radical: 十

Reading: じゅう

Meaning: ten, complete

Strokes: 2

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Examples

Examples with audio

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

Onyomi Examples

半 (ハン) half, semi-, partial, 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

Kunyomi Examples

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

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