This is the kanji for half. In timekeeping it indicates half past the hour.

on readings:
  • han
kun readings:
  • naka
examples:
hanbun half
Hange shōzu July 2 - 6
hankan-hanmin semigovernmental
hanshū semicircle, halfway around
hansode shortsleeve
kahansū majority, more than half
Tsugaru Hantō Tsugaru Peninsula

links:

Japanese calander
Wiktionary

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Last ∆ on 4 July 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.