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KanjiN5Grade 2 · 小25 strokesRadical 十#224 in newspapers

半 · half, middle

半 is a kanji meaning half, middle, odd number, semi-. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ハンhan

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • なかばnakaba

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 半 · 8 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 半
WordReadingMeaningLevel
半はんhalf (e.g., にじはん | half-past two)N5
半分はんぶんhalfN5
大半たいはんmost of, majority, mostlyN3
半ばなかばmiddle, halfwayN3
過半数かはんすうmajorityN2
半径はんけいradiusN2
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More words that use 半
WordReadingMeaningLevel
半島はんとうpeninsulaN2
半端はんぱfragment, fraction, incompletenessN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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