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JLPT N5 · Noun

半 (han)

半 (はん, han) is a Japanese noun meaning “half; semi-”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
はん
Romaji
han
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. half; semi-; partial · prefix noun, noun
  2. half-past · suffix noun
  3. odd number · noun
  4. han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2) · noun · archaic

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.
Tatoeba #121264

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

Kanji in 半

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 半.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1478750 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.