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Kanji 半

5 strokes

Meaning

half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

On'yomi
ハン
Kun'yomi
なかば
Strokes
5
JLPT
N5
School grade
Grade 2
Kanken
9級
Frequency
#224 / 2500

Themes: Geography & Places

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Words with 半

  • 半

    はん

    half (e.g., にじはん | half-past two)

    N5
  • 半分

    はんぶん

    half

    N5
  • 大半

    たいはん

    most of, majority, mostly

    N3
  • 半ば

    なかば

    middle, halfway

    N3
  • 半径

    はんけい

    radius

    N2
  • 半島

    はんとう

    peninsula

    N2
  • 過半数

    かはんすう

    majority

    N2
  • 半端

    はんぱ

    fragment, fraction, incompleteness

    N1

Example sentences

  • 2時半じはんです。

    It's 2:30 now.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

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Other kanji with radical “ten” 十