半 — half (JLPT N5 kanji)
半
half
ハン なか(ば)
5 strokesgrade 2 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- ハン
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- なか(ば)
Meanings
half
Words with 半
半はんhalf
半分はんぶんhalf
Appears in these kanji
判ハン・わかjudge
伴ハン・ともなaccompany
畔ハン・あぜridge between fields
絆ハン・きずなbond
In the vocabulary
半
Half.
How to remember it
半A long vertical line divides the shape down the middle. Imagine cutting something into two halves.