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Keyword
half
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1286
Readings
はん
(90%)
なか
(7%)
ぱん
(1%)
Composed of
丷
horns
二
two
丨
stick
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a part of a fence that will be destroyed. There are three boards to smash, the first one is already in half and there are still two more to go

Used in kanji (8 in total)
判
judgement
伴
accompany
絆
ties
叛
rebellion
4 more...
Used in vocabulary (518 in total)
half
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
515 more...
Examples (200 in total)
I was half asleep when I went home.
I can do it in half the time.
Half of my class like dogs.
My dog is almost half the size of yours.
I've done half the work, and now I can take a break.
Your camera is only half the size of mine.
You may take either half of the cake.
Half her goods were sold cheap.
I've been waiting for one and a half-hours.
It took me an hour and a half to get there by car.
At best I can do only half of what you did.
What would you do if you had half a year off?
It is half a year since he went to Tokyo.
Most of the credit for our success goes to you.
Most of my friends are already married.
My opinion differs from most of the other students in my class.
Until quite recently, most of the things we needed were made by hand.
He tore the newspaper in half.
You can use English at most hotels around the world.
The train will get you there in half the time.
This train will get you there in half the time.
That was three and a half years ago.
Don't leave your work half done.
Sleep is the greatest thief, for it steals half one's life.
The school is a half-mile walk from my house.
It is no more than half a mile to the sea.
He studied for one and a half hours every day.
We played games for about an hour and a half.
I've been waiting for an hour and a half.
I spent the best part of the day reading.
Sometimes reading took up half his time.
She cut the apple in half.
May I call around 2:30?
It's 2:30.
We'll be back at 2:30.
Let's meet in front of the main gate at 2:30.
I arrived at 2:30.
We close at 2:30.
Please be back by 2:30.
Please come by 2:30.
Please be ready by 2:30, OK?
Please come after 2:30.
Please come before 2:30.
I left around 2:30.
I'll do my best to be there by 2:30.
The meeting starts at 2:30.
The meeting will begin at 2:30 p.m.
The meeting ended at 2:30.
My watch says it's half two.
We're supposed to meet at 2:30.
We'll meet at 2:30.
We'll meet at the station at 2:30.
The train leaves at 2:30 p.m.
I stayed up until 2:30 a.m.
Were you awake at 2:30 last night?
Would someone please wake me up at 2:30?
I thought we said 2:30.
I'll catch the 2:30 train.
I stayed there until 2:30.
I'll be there until 2:30.
I have to be there by 2:30.
I'll be ready to go by 2:30.
Wait until 2:30.
If I should make a lot of money, I would give you half of it.
I'll pick you up around 2:30.
We spent most of the evening talking about our vacation.
Half the office took a day off.
My brother earns half as much money as my father.
He had been working on his novel for six months when we visited him.
Half of the apple was rotten.
Cut it in half.
He is in his early twenties.
He is in his early thirties.
I'm going to take the 10:30 train.
The apple was cut in two by her with a knife.
Please wake me up at 6:30.
I get up at 6:30.
I usually get up at about six-thirty.
School is over at 3:30.
I bought ten pencils, half of which were to be given to my brother.
I get up at 7:30.
Half of these apples are rotten.
Half of the apples are rotten.
More than half of the residents are opposed to the plan.
Half the students were absent.
Half of the Japanese people lead stressful lives.
This month is already half over.
At last, John and Sue decided to cut the apple into halves.
It's 3:30.
It's 2:30 now.
Come pick me up at 2:30.
I'll pick you up at 2:30.
I'll wait until 2:30.
My daughter lost almost all the coins she had collected.
Most workers belong to unions.
The institution was established in the late 1960s.
The research institute was established in the late 1960s.
The bird was half as large as an eagle.
They eat half the world's wheat.
The radius of Earth is about 6,000 kilometers.
"What time is it?" "It is ten-thirty."
The meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
I studied in England for six months when I was a student.
She agreed that she would pay half the rent.
She remarried when she was in her mid-forties.
Mary is in her late twenties.
Half of the students are absent.
I'd like to book a table for four for 6.30.
Let's meet at 6:30.
He will leave by train at 6:30.
I get up at half six in the morning.
We'll have breakfast at 6:30.
I'm going to leave the library at six-thirty.
I'll return at 6:30.
I'll be back at 6:30.
Come home by 6:30.
He must have done it out of mischief.
I had breakfast at 7:30.
My brother and sister get up about seven-thirty every morning.
We usually have breakfast at 7:30.
Does school start at eight-thirty?
Our train leaves at eight-thirty.
Our school begins at eight-thirty.
We reached school at eight-thirty.
The first class begins at 8:30.
You should arrive at school before 8:30.
It gets dark about half past five these days.
I arrived in Kobe around two-thirty.
Almost all my records were imported from Germany.
It's half past four.
It's 4:30 in the afternoon.
The population of Germany is less than half that of the United States.
The majority of Japanese temples are made out of wood.
I set my alarm to go off at 2:30.
The deadline is today at 2:30.
I'm to meet Tom at 2:30.
Tom's shift ends at 2:30.
Tom showed up at about 2:30.
Tom arrived home at 2:30.
Tom arrived at 2:30.
Tom waited until 2:30.
Tom came about 2:30.
Tom looked like he was somewhere in his late thirties.
Tom will come at 2:30.
Tom has a doctor's appointment today at 2:30.
Tom should be here tomorrow at 2:30.
Tom should be here tomorrow by 2:30.
Tom wakes up at six-thirty every morning.
Tom will take the 2:30 train.
Tom is in his mid-thirties.
Tom is in his mid-seventies.
Tom called around 2:30.
I have to see Tom at 2:30.
Tom said he'd get home by 2:30.
Please come at 2:30.
Could you come back here tomorrow at 2:30?
Mr. White will arrive in Tokyo at 10:30.
Can we meet on October 20th at 2:30?
But it's almost half past eleven.
Breakfast is served from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
It's almost half past eleven.
As she entered the room, he sat up in his bed.
Even at half price, these clothes seem expensive.
I purchased the goods for half price.
The value of this book has been halved.
Most creatures in the sea are affected by pollution.
Half of the melon was eaten.
Half of the melons were eaten.
Because of a shortage of work, half the staff was discharged.
Tom set his alarm clock for 2:30.
Do you offer any half-day tours?
In Tokyo, the cold season starts in the middle of November.
Half of the bananas in the basket were rotten.
Grandma is three and a half times your age.
The men are wearing short sleeve shirts.
Don't leave things half finished.
The post office is half a mile away.
Emmy folded the napkin in half.
Tom spends the bulk of his salary buying beautiful Japanese doll figurines.
The plane took off at 2:30.
Most of us don't eat a balanced diet.
The price of the stock declined by half in a month.
They spent six months building the house.
I haven't heard from Tanaka for the last six months.
I got home at exactly 2:30.
Half of the town burnt down in the fire.
That software was released six months ago.
The bulk of his work is in the urban area.
The boy was naked to the waist.
Tom is naked from the waist up.
A humid climate is characteristic of the peninsula.
What time will we reach Akita if we take the 9:30 train?
It'll arrive in Chicago at 6:30.
The president shall be selected by majority vote.
Even though the accident was six months ago, my neck still hurts.
The majority of the successful candidates were university graduates.
If I take the 2:30 train, when will I arrive in Boston?
Tom lived half his life in Boston.
Tom spent most of his life in Boston.
Mary lived half her life in Boston.