半はん数すう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. half the number; half (of an amount)
2. haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
Kanji used
half
number
Pitch accent
は
んす
う
Top 7200
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
Examples (7 in total)
Half the students were absent.
Half of the students are absent.
Half of the melons were eaten.
Half of these apples are rotten.
More than half of the residents are opposed to the plan.
Half of the Japanese people lead stressful lives.
Because of a shortage of work, half the staff was discharged.