半 – half, middle, odd number

5 strokesTaught in grade 2#224 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 半 means half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ハン (han); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is なか.ば (nakaba). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 十 (no. 24).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ハン	han
Kun’yomi	なか.ば	nakaba

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 十 (Kangxi radical 24). Components: ｜・二・并・十.

Words using 半

半はんhalf半分はんぶんhalf大半たいはんmajority半ばなかばmiddle半径はんけいradius半島はんとうpeninsula過半数かはんすうmajority半端はんぱremnant

Example sentences

半時間したら彼はここに来るでしょう。

He will be here in half an hour.

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エミーはナプキンを半分に折りたたんだ。

Emmy folded the napkin in half.

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ここの学生は大半が真面目である。

The students are for the most part diligent.

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Kanji with the same radical

十協午千南単卒博卓卑

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