半 — half, middle
はん
半
half
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
5 strokes
math
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.
Meanings
- half
- middle
word
はん 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).
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (3)
Compound ideograph (会意). 丷 (split/divide marks) cutting through 牛 (ox, simplified). An ox divided in two — half.