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How to say 'Half' in Japanese | 半数

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The Japanese word for Half is 'Hansuu', written as 半数 in Japanese.'Half' in hiragana is はんすう.

    word

    半数

    Meaning

    Half

    Reading

    はんすう

    hansuu

    Kanji

    半Half 数Number

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '半数 (はんすう)' means 'half' in the sense of a numerical or proportional division. It is often used to refer to half of a group, quantity, or percentage. For example: half of the participants agreed「半数の参加者が賛成した」(はんすうのさんかしゃがさんせいした). The company lost half of its employees「会社は半数の従業員を失った」(かいしゃははんすうのじゅうぎょういんをうしなった). This word is commonly used in formal or statistical contexts to describe a division into two equal parts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    6777

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 半数

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    半

    Meaning

    Half

  • kanji

    数

    Meaning

    Number

Words Related to 半数 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

    前半

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    半身

    Meaning

    Half body

  • word

    半面

    Meaning

    Aspect

  • word

    半導体

    Meaning

    Semiconductor

  • word

    半径

    Meaning

    Radius

Words Related to 半数 Through the Kanji 数

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 数 as well.

  • word

    数

    Meaning

    Number, Amount

  • word

    多数

    Meaning

    Many, Majority

  • word

    数字

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    複数

    Meaning

    Plural

  • word

    数える

    Meaning

    Count

  • word

    回数券

    Meaning

    Ticket book

  • word

    数学

    Meaning

    Mathematics

  • word

    手数

    Meaning

    Effort

  • word

    人数

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    奇数

    Meaning

    Odd number

  • word

    少数

    Meaning

    Minority

  • word

    数値

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    数十

    Meaning

    Dozens

  • word

    偶数

    Meaning

    Even

  • word

    回数

    Meaning

    Number, Times

  • word

    日数

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    点数

    Meaning

    Score

  • word

    単数

    Meaning

    Singular

  • word

    枚数

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    無数

    Meaning

    Countless

  • word

    数百

    Meaning

    Hundreds

  • word

    関数

    Meaning

    Function

  • word

    変数

    Meaning

    Variable

  • word

    総数

    Meaning

    Total

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What does 'Hansuu' (半数) mean?

'Hansuu' means 'Half' .

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