半 means half
middle, odd number, semi-, part-
A knife comes down the middle of a cow and cuts it in half.
On'yomi
- ハンhan
Kun'yomi
- なか(ば)nakaba
How it's built
- 丶dot
- 二two
- 十ten
Common words
- 半はんhalf; semi-
- 前半ぜんはんfirst half
- 半日はんにちhalf day
- 半年はんとしhalf a year; six months
Through history
Bronze- Today