Meaning
半 (はん, han) is a JLPT N5 vocabulary word meaning “half”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
日本に来て半年になります。
It has been half a year since I came to Japan.
今日は、半袖のシャツを着よう。
I'll put on a short-sleeved shirt today.
半分よこせ。
Give me half of it.
お八つは四時半
We have tea at half past four.
今晩は半月だ.
It's a half moon tonight.
半袖ではない。
It was not Hansode.
価値が半減した.
It's only worth half what it was.
卵が半ダースある。
We have a half-dozen eggs.
用心は勇気の大半。
Discretion is the better part of valor.
考案者は湯浅半月。
The designer was Hangetsu YUASA.
洋式と和式が半々。
Half are Western-style and half are Japanese-style.
彼は半身不随です。
He is paralyzed down one side.