► 副詞
半ば [なかば] meaning: half rank: 3
☆ 私はその時半ば諦めていた ⇨ I was half giving up at that time
► 名詞
半分 [(3)はんぶん] meaning: half rank: 1
☆ 人間の人口の半分は男で半分は女だ ⇨ Half of the human population is male and the other half is female
☆ 彼は半分冗談、半分本気だった ⇨ He was half joking, half serious
後期 [(1)こうき] meaning: half rank: 2
☆ 後期末試験 ⇨ The end of second semester exams (☛ A second half)
前期 [(1)ぜんき] meaning: half rank: 2
☆ 前期末試験 ⇨ The end of first semester exams (☛ A first half)
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
半数 [(3)はんすう] meaning: half rank: 2
☆ 半数の人はその考えに反対している ⇨ Half of the people are opposed to the idea (☛ Literally means “half the number”. Used for countable nouns, especially people)
半々 [(3)はんはん] meaning: half rank: 2
☆ 賛成と反対は半々だった ⇨ The half was for, the other half was against
五分五分 [ごぶごぶ] meaning: half rank: 3
☆ 勝つ可能性は五分五分だろう ⇨ The possibility of winning is fifty-fifty
半分こ [(3)はんぶんこ] [coll] [peer] meaning: half rank: 3
☆ 半分こしよう！ ⇨ Let’s split half and half (☛ Divide into halves and share)
真っ二つ [(3)まっぷたつ] meaning: half rank: 3
☆ 政党内の意見は真っ二つに割れた ⇨ The opinions in the party split into two
☆ 車は真っ二つに割れた ⇨ The car broke up in two
► 形容動詞
半熟 [はんじゅく] meaning: half rank: 3
☆ 半熟卵 ⇨ A partially cooked egg (☛ Half-cooked)
► 接尾辞
半分 [(3)はんぶん] meaning: half rank: 1
☆ 彼は「…」と冗談半分で言った ⇨ He said “…” half-jokingly
► 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