How to say 'Half year' in Japanese | 半年

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The Japanese word for Half year is 'Hantoshi', written as 半年 in Japanese.'Half year' in hiragana is はんとし.

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半年

Meaning

Half year

Reading

はんとし

hantoshi

Kanji

半Half 年Year

Explanation

The Japanese noun '半年 (はんとし)' means 'half a year' or 'six months'. It is commonly used to refer to a period of time spanning six months. This term is often used in contexts such as contracts, academic semesters, or personal milestones. For example: I will study abroad for half a year「半年留学します」(はんとしりゅうがくします). The project will take half a year to complete「そのプロジェクトは半年かかります」(そのプロジェクトははんとしかかります). Note that '半年' is a specific term and should not be confused with other time-related words like '一年 (いちねん)' (one year) or '一ヶ月 (いっかげつ)' (one month).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2979

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 半年

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

半

Meaning

Half

kanji

年

Meaning

Year

Words Related to 半年 Through the Kanji 半

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 半 as well.

word

半月

Meaning

Half month

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半日

Meaning

Half day

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半

Meaning

Half

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半分

Meaning

Half

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後半

Meaning

Second half

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半袖

Meaning

Short sleeve

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半ば

Meaning

Middle, Halfway

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半島

Meaning

Peninsula

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大半

Meaning

Majority

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前半

Meaning

First half

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半身

Meaning

Half body

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半面

Meaning

Aspect

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半数

Meaning

Half

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半導体

Meaning

Semiconductor

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半径

Meaning

Radius

Words Related to 半年 Through the Kanji 年

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 年 as well.

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年

Meaning

Year

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年下

Meaning

Younger

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一昨年

Meaning

Year before last

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年間

Meaning

Year

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少年

Meaning

Boy

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年金

Meaning

Pension

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年齢

Meaning

Age

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年度

Meaning

Year, Fiscal

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青年

Meaning

Youth

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今年

Meaning

This year

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再来年

Meaning

Year after next

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万年筆

Meaning

Fountain pen

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年賀状

Meaning

New years card

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毎年

Meaning

Every year

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生年月日

Meaning

Birthdate

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近年

Meaning

Recent

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翌年

Meaning

Next year

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年寄り

Meaning

Elderly

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昨年

Meaning

Last year

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元年

Meaning

First year

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去年

Meaning

Last year

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長年

Meaning

Many years

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お年玉

Meaning

Money

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年月

Meaning

Years

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年月日

Meaning

Date

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年々

Meaning

Yearly

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年代

Meaning

Era, Age

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中年

Meaning

Middle age

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年中

Meaning

Year round

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学年

Meaning

Grade

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同年

Meaning

Same year

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本年

Meaning

This year

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晩年

Meaning

Later years

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年長

Meaning

Older

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年末

Meaning

Year end

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来年

Meaning

Next year

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忘年会

Meaning

Year end party

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年配

Meaning

Elderly

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年収

Meaning

Annual income

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定年

Meaning

Retirement

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年始

Meaning

New year

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前年

Meaning

Previous year

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年上

Meaning

Older

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未成年

Meaning

Minor

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例年

Meaning

Usual year

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年賀

Meaning

New years card

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