半数
はんすう
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
Common word
Meanings
Noun, No-adjective
half the number; half (of an amount)- haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
Example sentences
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Half the students were absent.
半数のメロンが食べられた。
Half of the melons were eaten.
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Half of the students are absent.
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Half of the apples are rotten.
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Half of these apples are rotten.
More examples (7)
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More than half the residents are opposed to the plan.
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Half the class say that they drink coffee.
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Because of a shortage of work, half the staff was discharged.
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Half of the Japanese people lead stressful lives.
理学部を卒業した学生のほとんどが修士課程に進み、そのほぼ半数が博士課程に進む。
Most graduates of the Department of Science proceed to a master's program, and roughly half of those continue on to their PhD.
日本の中学生の約半数が携帯電話を所有しているが、高校生になると97%が所有している。
Around half of middle-school students in Japan have mobile phones, but if you look at those in high school then 97% have them.
世界の旅客機の半数以上を製造しているボーイング社は、もっともなことだが、機体の他に欠陥を起こす可能性のあるものに、注意を引こうと躍起になっている。
Boeing, which builds more than half the world's commercial airliners, is understandably keen to draw attention to what can go wrong besides planes.