► 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
- 半端な気持ちで言っているんじゃない ⇨ I’m not saying this half-heartedly. I’m really serious
- 彼はマラソンの半ばで棄権した ⇨ He quit the marathon race in the middle
- 彼は後半20分に控えの選手と交代した ⇨ He was substituted by a backup player at the 20th minute of the 2nd half
- 彼は相手を半殺しにした ⇨ He half-killed the other guy, beat him to a pulp
- 申請から許可が出るのに半月掛かった ⇨ It took a half month to get the permit after the application
- 申請手続きに半年も掛かった ⇨ The application process took as long as 6 months
- 費用の大半は人件費だ ⇨ The majority of the cost is labor cost
- 火事で家が半焼した ⇨ A half of the house was burned down in the fire
- 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
- 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
- あれから半年が過ぎた ⇨ A half year has past since then
- 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
- 彼はレースの前半は体力の消耗を防ぐ作戦だ ⇨ His strategy is to avoid expending energy in the first half of the race
- 下半身の話題 ⇨ A topic about the lower body, sex