漢字道KANJIDO

5 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 25 strokesRadical
On
ハン
Kun
なか(ば)
Meaning
half

Origin

ORIGIN

八 (divide) + 牛 (ox) → splitting an ox in two — half.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ハン半分・半面・大半
なかば半ば

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 半分はんぶん

    half

  • 半年はんとし

    half a year

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

りんごを 半分 たべた。

I ate half the apple.

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