半 — half, middle
はん
半
half
はん
U+534A
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #224
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1203
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- half
- middle
Readings
- On'yomi
- はん han
- Kun'yomi
- なか naka
word
はん ・ぱん han On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
なか naka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
37 wordsEach dot is a word containing 半: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 15 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Used as component in (3)
Compound ideograph (会意). 丷 (split/divide marks) cutting through 牛 (ox, simplified). An ox divided in two — half.