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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

半

Readings

Kana: ハン、なか.ば
Romaji: han, naka.ba
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: は
Romaji: ha
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  3
Frequency:  224
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  4-5-3
Korean Reading:  ban
Chinese Reading:  ban4
Unicode:  534a
JIS:  483E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3501
Nelson Index: 132
New Nelson Index: 608
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a5.24
Four Corner Index: 9050.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 195
Gakken Index: 224
Japanese Names Index: 213
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2707X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0540
Remembering the kanji Index: 1202
Busy People Index: 2.1
Kanji Way Index: 324
Kanji Flashcards Index: 28
Kodansha Compact Index: 243
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 214
Kanji in Context Index: 159
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2182
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2936
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1210
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1286
Essential Kanji Index: 150
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4313
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1055
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 129
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 113

Words

半 (はん)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
前半 (ぜんはん、ぜんぱん)
first half
半分 (はんぶん)
half
半島 (はんとう)
peninsula
半年 (はんとし、はんねん)
half year
後半 (こうはん)
second half; latter half
大半 (たいはん)
majority; mostly; generally
半分 (はんぷん)
half minute
半ば (なかば)
middle; half; semi; halfway; partly
半径 (はんけい)
radius
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