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How to say 'First half' in Japanese | 前半

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The Japanese word for First half is 'Zenhan', written as 前半 in Japanese.'First half' in hiragana is ぜんはん.

    word

    前半

    Meaning

    First half

    Reading

    ぜんはん

    zenhan

    Kanji

    前Before, Front 半Half

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '前半 (ぜんはん)' refers to the 'first half' of something, such as a period of time, a game, or a book. It is commonly used to divide events, matches, or time periods into two parts. For example: The first half of the game was exciting「前半の試合は興奮した」(ぜんはんのしあいはこうふんした). I finished the first half of the book「本の前半を読み終えた」(ほんのぜんはんをよみおえた). This term is often used in contexts like sports, academic semesters, or performances to describe the initial portion of an event or period.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    4077

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 前半

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

  • kanji

    半

    Meaning

    Half

Words Related to 前半 Through the Kanji 前

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 前 as well.

  • word

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

  • word

    御前

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    名前

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    以前

    Meaning

    Before, Previously

  • word

    昼前

    Meaning

    Before noon

  • word

    前後

    Meaning

    Approximately, Before and after

  • word

    前提

    Meaning

    Premise

  • word

    当たり前

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    午前

    Meaning

    Morning, AM

  • word

    前回

    Meaning

    Last time

  • word

    前期

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    前述

    Meaning

    Aforementioned

  • word

    直前

    Meaning

    Just before

  • word

    事前

    Meaning

    Advance, Prior

  • word

    前進

    Meaning

    Advance

  • word

    手前

    Meaning

    Oneself, Front

  • word

    戦前

    Meaning

    Prewar

  • word

    前者

    Meaning

    Former

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    前掲

    Meaning

    Aforementioned

  • word

    前向き

    Meaning

    Positive

  • word

    人前

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    前もって

    Meaning

    Beforehand

  • word

    出前

    Meaning

    Delivery

  • word

    前日

    Meaning

    Previous day

  • word

    前売り券

    Meaning

    Advance, Ticket

  • word

    前年

    Meaning

    Previous year

  • word

    建て前

    Meaning

    Principle, Facade

  • word

    駅前

    Meaning

    Station front

Words Related to 前半 Through the Kanji 半

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 半 as well.

  • word

    半月

    Meaning

    Half month

  • word

    半日

    Meaning

    Half day

  • word

    半

    Meaning

    Half

  • word

    半分

    Meaning

    Half

  • word

    後半

    Meaning

    Second half

  • word

    半袖

    Meaning

    Short sleeve

  • word

    半ば

    Meaning

    Middle, Halfway

  • word

    半年

    Meaning

    Half year

  • word

    半島

    Meaning

    Peninsula

  • word

    大半

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    半身

    Meaning

    Half body

  • word

    半面

    Meaning

    Aspect

  • word

    半数

    Meaning

    Half

  • word

    半導体

    Meaning

    Semiconductor

  • word

    半径

    Meaning

    Radius

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