Keyword
half
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig1286
Readings
はん
(90%)
なか
(7%)
ぱん
(1%)
Composed of
horns
two
stick
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a part of a fence that will be destroyed. There are three boards to smash, the first one is already in half and there are still two more to go

Used in kanji (8 in total)
judgement
accompany
ties
rebellion
Used in vocabulary (437 in total)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
Examples (200 in total)
I was half asleep when I went home.
I can do it in half the time.
Half of my class like dogs.
My dog is almost half the size of yours.
Your camera is only half the size of mine.
You may take either half of the cake.
I've done half the work, and now I can take a break.
Half her goods were sold cheap.
I've been waiting for one and a half-hours.
It took me an hour and a half to get there by car.
At best I can do only half of what you did.
What would you do if you had half a year off?
It is half a year since he went to Tokyo.
Most of the credit for our success goes to you.
Most of my friends are already married.
My opinion differs from most of the other students in my class.
I'm halfway through this crime novel.
Until quite recently, most of the things we needed were made by hand.
You can use English at most hotels around the world.
That was three and a half years ago.
He tore the newspaper in half.
The train will get you there in half the time.
This train will get you there in half the time.
Don't leave your work half done.
The school is a half-mile walk from my house.
It is no more than half a mile to the sea.
Sleep is the greatest thief, for it steals half one's life.
He studied for one and a half hours every day.
We played games for about an hour and a half.
I've been waiting for an hour and a half.
I spent the best part of the day reading.
She cut the apple in half.
Sometimes reading took up half his time.
May I call around 2:30?
It's 2:30.
We'll be back at 2:30.
I arrived at 2:30.
We close at 2:30.
Please be back by 2:30.
Please come by 2:30.
Please be ready by 2:30, OK?
Please come after 2:30.
Please come before 2:30.
I left around 2:30.
I'll do my best to be there by 2:30.
The meeting starts at 2:30.
The meeting will begin at 2:30 p.m.
The meeting ended at 2:30.
My watch says it's half two.
We're supposed to meet at 2:30.
We'll meet at 2:30.
We'll meet at the station at 2:30.
The train leaves at 2:30 p.m.
I stayed up until 2:30 a.m.
Were you awake at 2:30 last night?
The exam was two and a half hours long.
Would someone please wake me up at 2:30?
I thought we said 2:30.
I'll catch the 2:30 train.
I stayed there until 2:30.
I'll be there until 2:30.
I have to be there by 2:30.
I'll be ready to go by 2:30.
Wait until 2:30.
Let's meet in front of the main gate at 2:30.
Half of the apple was rotten.
If I should make a lot of money, I would give you half of it.
I'll pick you up around 2:30.
My brother earns half as much money as my father.
We spent most of the evening talking about our vacation.
Half the office took a day off.
Cut it in half.
He had been working on his novel for six months when we visited him.
The bird was half as large as an eagle.
I'm going to take the 10:30 train.
He is in his early twenties.
He is in his early thirties.
Please wake me up at 6:30.
I get up at 6:30.
I usually get up at about six-thirty.
I bought ten pencils, half of which were to be given to my brother.
School is over at 3:30.
The apple was cut in two by her with a knife.
I get up at 7:30.
At last, John and Sue decided to cut the apple into halves.
Three and a half hours have passed since he left.
It's 3:30.
This month is already half over.
Half of these apples are rotten.
Half of the apples are rotten.
More than half of the residents are opposed to the plan.
Half the students were absent.
Half of the Japanese people lead stressful lives.
Most workers belong to unions.
It's 2:30 now.
Come pick me up at 2:30.
I'll pick you up at 2:30.
I'll wait until 2:30.
The institution was established in the late 1960s.
The research institute was established in the late 1960s.
"What time is it?" "It is ten-thirty."
The meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
My daughter lost almost all the coins she had collected.
Mary is in her late twenties.
They eat half the world's wheat.
I studied in England for six months when I was a student.
The radius of Earth is about 6,000 kilometers.
She agreed that she would pay half the rent.
She remarried when she was in her mid-forties.
I'd like to book a table for four for 6.30.
Let's meet at 6:30.
He will leave by train at 6:30.
I get up at half six in the morning.
We'll have breakfast at 6:30.
I'm going to leave the library at six-thirty.
I'll return at 6:30.
I'll be back at 6:30.
Come home by 6:30.
I had breakfast at 7:30.
My brother and sister get up about seven-thirty every morning.
We usually have breakfast at 7:30.
Does school start at eight-thirty?
Our train leaves at eight-thirty.
Our school begins at eight-thirty.
We reached school at eight-thirty.
The first class begins at 8:30.
You should arrive at school before 8:30.
Half of the students are absent.
He must have done it out of mischief.
It gets dark about half past five these days.
I arrived in Kobe around two-thirty.
Almost all my records were imported from Germany.
It's half past four.
It's 4:30 in the afternoon.
The population of Germany is less than half that of the United States.
Half of the bananas in the basket were rotten.
I set my alarm to go off at 2:30.
The deadline is today at 2:30.
The majority of Japanese temples are made out of wood.
I'm to meet Tom at 2:30.
Tom's shift ends at 2:30.
Tom showed up at about 2:30.
Tom arrived home at 2:30.
Tom arrived at 2:30.
Tom waited until 2:30.
Tom came about 2:30.
Tom looked like he was somewhere in his late thirties.
Tom will come at 2:30.
Tom has a doctor's appointment today at 2:30.
Tom should be here tomorrow at 2:30.
Tom should be here tomorrow by 2:30.
Tom wakes up at six-thirty every morning.
Tom will take the 2:30 train.
Tom is in his mid-thirties.
Tom is in his mid-seventies.
Tom called around 2:30.
I have to see Tom at 2:30.
Tom said he'd get home by 2:30.
But it's almost half past eleven.
Breakfast is served from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
It's almost half past eleven.
Please come at 2:30.
Could you come back here tomorrow at 2:30?
Mr. White will arrive in Tokyo at 10:30.
Even at half price, these clothes seem expensive.
I purchased the goods for half price.
Can we meet on October 20th at 2:30?
Because of a shortage of work, half the staff was discharged.
Half of the melon was eaten.
Half of the melons were eaten.
As she entered the room, he sat up in his bed.
In Tokyo, the cold season starts in the middle of November.
Tom set his alarm clock for 2:30.
Do you offer any half-day tours?
The value of this book has been halved.
Most creatures in the sea are affected by pollution.
Grandma is three and a half times your age.
Don't leave things half finished.
The post office is half a mile away.
The men are wearing short sleeve shirts.
Emmy folded the napkin in half.
Tom spends the bulk of his salary buying beautiful Japanese doll figurines.
Only after a century and a half of confusion was the royal authority restored.
The price of the stock declined by half in a month.
The plane took off at 2:30.
Most of us don't eat a balanced diet.
I haven't heard from Tanaka for the last six months.
They spent six months building the house.
I got home at exactly 2:30.
Half of the town burnt down in the fire.
That software was released six months ago.
A humid climate is characteristic of the peninsula.
It'll arrive in Chicago at 6:30.
The bulk of his work is in the urban area.
What time will we reach Akita if we take the 9:30 train?
The boy was naked to the waist.
Tom is naked from the waist up.
The president shall be selected by majority vote.
Even though the accident was six months ago, my neck still hurts.
If I take the 2:30 train, when will I arrive in Boston?