はんすう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. half the number; half (of an amount)
The number exceeded half.
2. haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
Pitch accent
は
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Composed of
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
circular error probability (measure of missile accuracy); circular error probable; CEP
median lethal dose; LD50
Examples (12 in total)
More than half were like that.
Half the students were absent.
Half of the students are absent.
Half of the melons were eaten.
Half of these were regulars.
The number exceeded half.
Half of these apples are rotten.
The remaining half are still sitting in their seats.
More than half of the residents are opposed to the plan.
Half of the Japanese people lead stressful lives.
Half of her subordinates remained in this place.
Because of a shortage of work, half the staff was discharged.