► 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:
- 彼は交通事故で下半身不随になった ⇨ He got paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident
- 中途半端が一番いけない。最初からやらないか、最後までやるかのどっちかにしろ ⇨ Somewhere in the middle, that’s the worst. It is either you don’t do it at all, or go all the way
- 彼等はシーズン後半に巻き返した ⇨ They fought back in the second half of the season
- 彼が舞台に上がるとファンは半狂乱になった ⇨ When he got on the stage the fans went into a frenzy
- あいつの実力は半端じゃない ⇨ His ability is extraordinary
- 紀伊半島 ⇨ Kii peninsula
- 彼等は前半に二点を入れた ⇨ They scored two goals in the first half
- 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
- 彼等は後半に反撃した ⇨ They fought back in the second half
- 国民の大半はその考えに反対している ⇨ The majority of the citizens are opposed to the idea
- しゃがんだ彼女の半ケツが見えた ⇨ She squatted and her half-ass, butt crack, was seen
- 二個全部は必要なかったけど、一個だけじゃ足りなかったから少し半端が出た ⇨ I didn’t need full two but just one was not enough, so there are some reminders
- 株価は半年振りの安値をつけた ⇨ The stock price reached the half-year low
- 彼は相手を半殺しにした ⇨ He half-killed the other guy, beat him to a pulp
- それは確か半年くらい前の事だったと思う ⇨ I think it was about 6 months ago