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    3. 半

    半

    半はん

    half

    N5KMT1News #3+1CoreCore ConceptsKanji Vocab5 strokes

    はん

    Noun, Prefix

    1.
    half, semi-, partial

    Noun, Suffix

    2.
    half-past

    Noun

    3.
    odd number
    4.
    han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
    archaic

    Stroke 0 / 5

    Speed1.0x

    半はん分ぶんです。

    It's half.

    KMT1Core Concepts
    3時じ半はんです。

    It's half past three.

    KMT1Daily LifeCore Concepts
    ケーキの半はん分ぶんを食たべました。

    I ate half of the cake.

    KMT2Food & DiningDaily Life
    会かい議ぎは1時じ間かん半はん続つづきます。

    The meeting will last for an hour and a half.

    KMT2Daily LifeWork & Career
    学がく生せいの約やく半はん数すうが試し験けんに合ごう格かくしました。

    About half of the students passed the exam.

    KMT3EducationCore Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    半
    なか.ば…(2)
    half・middle・odd number・semi-・part-
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