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How to say 'Half month' in Japanese | 半月

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The Japanese word for Half month is 'Hantsuki', written as 半月 in Japanese.'Half month' in hiragana is はんつき.

    word

    半月

    Meaning

    Half month

    Reading

    はんつき

    hantsuki

    Kanji

    半Half 月Moon, Month

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '半月 (はんつき)' refers to a period of half a month, typically around 15 days. It is often used to describe a specific time frame or duration. For example: I will be on vacation for half a month「半月休みます」(はんつきやすみます). The project will take half a month to complete「そのプロジェクトは半月かかります」(そのプロジェクトははんつきかかります). This term is commonly used in scheduling, planning, and discussing time-related matters.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    569

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 半月

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    半

    Meaning

    Half

  • kanji

    月

    Meaning

    Moon, Month

Words Related to 半月 Through the Kanji 半

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 半 as well.

  • 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

    半数

    Meaning

    Half

  • word

    半導体

    Meaning

    Semiconductor

  • word

    半径

    Meaning

    Radius

Words Related to 半月 Through the Kanji 月

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 月 as well.

  • word

    月曜日

    Meaning

    Monday

  • word

    月

    Meaning

    Moon

  • word

    今月

    Meaning

    This month

  • word

    先月

    Meaning

    Last month

  • word

    箇月

    Meaning

    Months

  • word

    来月

    Meaning

    Next month

  • word

    再来月

    Meaning

    Month after next

  • word

    月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    月末

    Meaning

    Month end

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    正月

    Meaning

    New year

  • word

    月給

    Meaning

    Salary

  • word

    月刊

    Meaning

    Monthly

  • word

    月謝

    Meaning

    Tuition

  • word

    毎月

    Meaning

    Monthly

  • word

    三日月

    Meaning

    Crescent

  • word

    年月

    Meaning

    Years

  • word

    年月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    月初め

    Meaning

    Start

  • word

    月夜

    Meaning

    Moonlit night

  • word

    月見

    Meaning

    Moon viewing

  • word

    満月

    Meaning

    Full moon

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What does 'Hantsuki' (半月) mean?

'Hantsuki' means 'Half month' .

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