ε
Half
γͺγγ° (nakaba)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
In many Japanese supermarkets, food items is discounted shortly before closing time. Bento boxes often receive half-price stickers, and regular shoppers, nicknamed "discount vultures," often time their visits perfectly to score these deals.
Memory Trick
A samurai swings his sword once and cleanly cuts a wooden board into two equal pieces. Half remains on each side.
Readings
Onyomi: γγ³ (han)
Kunyomi: γͺγγ° (nakaba)
Example Words
ε
γ―γ (han)
Half
εε
γ―γγΆγ (hanbun)
Half
δΈεΉ΄ε
γγ‘γγγ―γ (ichinenhan)
One and a half years
δΊζε
γ«γγ―γ (nijihan)
Half past two
Example Sentence
δ»γ―δΊζεγ§γγ
γγΎ γ― γ«γγ―γ γ§γγ
ima wa nijihan desu
It is now half past two.