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半

Half

γͺかば (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: ハン (han)

Kunyomi: γͺかば (nakaba)

Example Words

半
はん (han)
Half
εŠεˆ†
はんぢん (hanbun)
Half
δΈ€εΉ΄εŠ
いけねんはん (ichinenhan)
One and a half years
δΊŒζ™‚εŠ
γ«γ˜γ―γ‚“ (nijihan)
Half past two

Example Sentence

δ»Šγ―δΊŒζ™‚εŠγ§γ™γ€‚

いま は γ«γ˜γ―γ‚“ です。

ima wa nijihan desu

It is now half past two.

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