JLPT N2 · Noun

過半数 (kahansuu)

過半数 (かはんすう, kahansuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “majority”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かはんすう
Romaji: kahansuu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

majority · noun

Example sentences

合格者の過半数は大学出身者であった。

The majority of the successful candidates were university graduates.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 過半数

過

overdo, exceed, go beyondカ・す.ぎる・す.ごす · 12 strokes

半

half, middle, odd numberハン・なか.ば · 5 strokes

数

number, strength, fateスウ・ス・かず・かぞ.える · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 過半数.

過ぎるすぎるto pass through過去かこthe past過程かていprocess通過つうかpassing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.)過ごすすごすto spend (time)通り過ぎるとおりすぎるto go past過失かしつaccident (caused by negligence)過剰かじょうexcess超過ちょうかexcess過疎かそunderpopulation過密かみつovercrowding過労かろうoverwork経過けいかpassage (of time)過ちあやまちfault

Source: JMdict entry 1196380 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.