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半
Half
なかば (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: なかば (nakaba)
Example Words
半
はん (han)
Half
半分
はんぶん (hanbun)
Half
一年半
いちねんはん (ichinenhan)
One and a half years
二時半
にじはん (nijihan)
Half past two
Example Sentence
今は二時半です。
いま は にじはん です。
ima wa nijihan desu
It is now half past two.