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).
半
han
half
後
半
kouhan
second half
時
半
jihan
half past (the hour)
前
半
zenhan
first half
半
年
hantoshi
half a year
大
半
taihan
majority
半
分
hanbun
half
半
数
hansuu
half the number
半
日
hannichi
half day
半
円
hanen
semicircle
半
月
hantsuki
half month
四
半
期
shihanki
quarter (of a year)
半
島
hantou
peninsula
下
半
身
kahanshin
lower body
上
半
身
jouhanshin
upper body
半
導
体
handoutai
semiconductor
半
額
hangaku
half price
過
半
数
kahansuu
majority
半
減
hangen
reduction by half
中
途
半
端
chuutohanpa
halfway
朝
鮮
半
島
chousenhantou
Korean Peninsula
半
端
hanpa
incomplete
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).
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.