► 名詞
半 [(1)はん] meaning: half rank: 2
☆ この映画の長さは約一時間半だ ⇨ The length of this movie is about an hour and a half
► 接頭辞
半 [(1)はん] meaning: half rank: 2
☆ この車は半日本製、半アメリカ製だ ⇨ This car is half made in Japan, half made in US
☆ 彼は半裸だった ⇨ He was half naked
More examples:
- 彼女は奥手で二十後半まで処女だった ⇨ She was a late-bloomer and was a virgin until her late 20’s
- シーズン後半チームにやっと一体感が生まれた ⇨ The team finally developed togetherness, came together, toward the end of the season
- あいつの実力は半端じゃない ⇨ His ability is extraordinary
- 半分こしよう！ ⇨ Let’s split half and half
- 彼は相手を半殺しにした ⇨ He half-killed the other guy, beat him to a pulp
- 彼等は試合の後半に二点を上げた ⇨ They scored two goals in the second half
- 彼は月の半分は仕事場に寝泊まりする ⇨ He sleeps, stays overnight, at his workshop half the month
- 彼は自宅と職場以外に行動半径が限られている ⇨ Aside from his home and workplace, his activity radius is limited. He doesn’t go around much
- 彼は上半身裸だった ⇨ He wasn’t wearing anything on the upper body. He was shirtless
- 震源から半径10キロ以内は壊滅した ⇨ Within 10 km radius from the epicenter was destroyed
- 半導体素子 ⇨
- 年を取ると暑さで夏の半ばにバテてしまう ⇨ When you get old you will be exhausted from heat by the mid summer
- 半熟卵 ⇨ A partially cooked egg
- 費用の大半は人件費だ ⇨ The majority of the cost is labor cost
- チームは後半になって息を吹き返した ⇨ The team started breathing again, revived, in the second half