半 is the Japanese kanji for half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-. It is written with 5 strokes and appears at JLPT level N5. Its kun reading is なか.ば and its on reading is ハン.
Stroke order
Words with 半
- 半ばmiddle, halfway, midway
- 後半second half, latter half
- 半分half
- 前半first half
- 大半majority, more than half, most (of)
- 半数half the number, half (of an amount)
Practice 半 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.