半


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

on readings:
  • han
kun readings:
  • naka
examples:
半分 hanbun half
半夏生 Hange shōzu July 2 - 6
半官半民 hankan-hanmin semigovernmental
半周 hanshū semicircle, halfway around
半袖 hansode shortsleeve
過半数 kahansū majority, more than half
津軽半島 Tsugaru Hantō Tsugaru Peninsula

links:

Japanese calander
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Last ∆ on 4 July 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.