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KANJI

半

5 strokes

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KUN 訓

なかば

ON 音

ハン

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	十 Radical name: じゅう
Meaning:	Half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 200 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	半(はん)	half
N5	半分(はんぶん)	half
N3	大半(たいはん)	majority, mostly, generally
N3	半(なか)ば	middle, half, semi, halfway, partly
N2	過半数(かはんすう)	majority
N2	半径(はんけい)	radius
N2	半島(はんとう)	peninsula
N1	半端(はんぱ)	remnant, fragment, incomplete set, fraction, odd sum, incompleteness

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