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半
half
N5On: はんKun: なかば
Memory Aid
This character originally depicted something divided into two equal halves by a central stroke.
'Han' — Imagine a **HAN**d splitting something in HALF.
Vocabulary
半分はんぶんhalf, half portion
三時半さんじはんhalf past three
半年はんとしhalf a year
半額はんがくhalf price
半そではんそでshort-sleeved
Example Sentences
今、四時半です。
It is half past four now.
りんごを半分に切ってください。
Please cut the apple in half.
日本語を勉強して、もう半年になります。
It has already been half a year since I started studying Japanese.
道の半ばで休みました。
I rested halfway along the road.