はんすう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. half the number
2. haploid
Kanji used
half
number
Pitch accent
んす
Top 8000
Composed of
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
circular error probability (measure of missile accuracy); circular error probable; CEP
Examples (7 in total)
Half the students were absent.
Half of the students are absent.
Half of the melons were eaten.
Half of these apples are rotten.
More than half of the residents are opposed to the plan.
Half of the Japanese people lead stressful lives.
Because of a shortage of work, half the staff was discharged.