Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 半端(はんぱ) in Japanese

半端
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
はんぱ
Romaji
hanpa
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    remnant; fragment; incomplete set; fraction; odd sum; incompleteness
    Example sentence
    半端な時間自転車乗る I only ride a bicycle at odd times.

Examples of 半端, はんぱ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

14 strokes

edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape

On'Yomi: タン

Kun'Yomi: はし, は, はた, -ばた, はな

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

On'Yomi: ハン

Kun'Yomi: なか.ば

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