Lingaku半【はん】
Frequency rank: 4,147. – 4,150.
- half; semi-
- half-past
- odd numbersee also 丁
- han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)archaism
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a prefix
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 半【はん】Frequency rank: 4,147. – 4,150.
- はんFrequency rank: 12,049. – 12,076.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- half; semi-
- half-past
- odd number
- han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
This meaning is used to indicate a fraction that is one-half or to describe something as semi or partial in nature.
Please cut the pizza in half.
This usage usually refers to time, specifically indicating that it is 30 minutes past the hour.
This meaning refers to integers that are not divisible by two, typically used in discussions about mathematics or counting.
This meaning describes a specific measurement of land area often used in agriculture or land ownership contexts in Japan.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Example sentences
188 results
It's quite possible that there are times I am half awake, and thus the day feels shorter.
He sent about 2.2 billion spam emails over a period of around one and a half years.
4. にせん ろくねん２００６年くがつ９月のぐんじ軍事くうでたあクーデターでしっきゃく失脚、じじつじょう事実上ぼうめい亡命ちゅう中だったたいタイのたくしんタクシンもとしゅしょう元首相がにじゅうはちにち２８日、やく約いちねん１年はん半ぶりにきこく帰国した。
Deposed in a military coup in September 2006 and having effectively been in exile, the Former premier of Thailand Thaksin has returned after about a year and a half.
The train leaves at half past ten, so I'll call for you at ten.
The daily trek to midtown Manhattan takes about an hour and a half.
The plane departs from Heathrow at 12:30.
They usually have breakfast at half past seven o'clock and eat their lunch at twelve.
As a rule, he arrives at the office about eight-thirty in morning.