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JLPT N5 SL2 5 strokes Frequency: #224

Meanings

Half, Middle, Odd Number, Semi-, Part-

Radicals

十

Decomposition

⿻丷牛

Etymology

Ideographic: A cow 牛 splittingΒ δΈ·Β wood in half

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 5

Stroke Order

1 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
2 diagonal right-to-left
3 horizontal bottom-to-top
4 horizontal bottom-to-top
5 vertical right-to-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ハン han
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
γͺか naka

Words Using This Kanji

386 words total
Other (20 words)
ζ“¦γ‚ŠεŠι˜ γ™γ‚Šγ°γ‚“γ—γ‚‡γ†

fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near

ι•·εŠεΎ„ けょうはんけい

semi-major axis

ζ”Ήθ‰―εŠη΄™ γ‹γ„γ‚Šγ‚‡γ†γ°γ‚“γ—

type of Japanese calligraphy paper

εŠι †εΊι›†εˆ γ―γ‚“γ˜γ‚…γ‚“γ˜γ‚‡γ—γ‚…γ†γ”γ†

partially ordered set

εŠε˜η΄” γ―γ‚“γŸγ‚“γ˜γ‚…γ‚“

semisimple

半θ‡ͺε‹•ε°ιŠƒ γ―γ‚“γ˜γ©γ†γ—γ‚‡γ†γ˜γ‚…γ†

semiautomatic (gun)

η”ŸεŠ γͺまγͺか

halfway-done

ε°εŠζ™‚ こはんとき

approximately thirty minutes

ι“εŠγ° みけγͺかば

halfway (through, complete)

εŠγƒ€γƒΌγ‚Ή はんダース

half-dozen

半歩 はんぽ

half step

半成 はんせい

semi-

袳半 あしγͺか

half-soled straw sandals

ι–’η―€εŠζœˆ かんせ぀はんげ぀

semilunar cartilage

半月板 はんげ぀ばん

meniscus

半荘 ハンチャン

half-game consisting of an east and south round

半べそ はんべそ

half-crying

εŠεœ°δΈ‹ はんけか

semibasement

εŠεΉ…εΈ― γ―γ‚“γ―γ°γŠγ³

half-width obi (kimono sash)

半獣η₯ž γ―γ‚“γ˜γ‚…γ†γ—γ‚“

goat-god