半
はん
half; semi-; partial; half-past
JLPT N5 Common word Genki L1
Meanings
Noun, prefix, Noun
half; semi-; partialNoun, suffix
half-pastNoun
odd number
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
- han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)Archaic
Example sentences
肉を半㌔ください。
Give me a half-kilo of meat.
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An hour and a half is ninety minutes.
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It is no more than half a mile to the sea.
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He studied for one and a half hours every day.
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I have been waiting for an hour and a half.
More examples (10)
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It is no more than half a mile to the sea.
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The exam was two and a half hours long.
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That was three and a half years ago.
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That was three and a half years ago.
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The post office is half a mile away.
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He is half as old again as she is.
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He has half again as many books as I.
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Three and a half hours have passed since he left.
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We played games for about an hour and a half.
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The square of any prime number is a semiprime.