半分, はんぶん

hanbun

JLPT 5

Definition of 半分,はんぶん

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

half

Examples of 半分,はんぶん in a Sentence

エミーはナプキンを半分に折りたたんだ。

Emmy folded the napkin in half.

雨林は地表のわずか２％をしめるに過ぎないが、世界の野生の動植物、及び昆虫の半分以上の種類がそこで生息している。

Although rainforests make up only two percent of the earth's surface, over half the world's wild plant, animal and insect species live there.

眠りは最大の泥棒。人生の半分も盗んでしまう。

Sleep is the greatest thief, for it steals half one's life.

彼は宿題を半分しかやらない。

He leaves his homework half-finished.

彼らは世界の小麦の半分を食べる。

They eat half the world's wheat.

りんごの半分が腐っている。

Half of the apples is rotten.

彼女はいつも半分眠っているように見えるが、一度議論を始めると止まるところを知らないぐらい勢いよくやる。

She always looks like she's half-asleep, but once she gets into an argument, she really goes to town.

蔵書の半分以上が昨夜の火事で焼失してしまった。

More than half of my books were destroyed by the fire last night.

彼女の商品の半分は安く売られた。

Half her goods were sold cheap.

彼の半分でいいから上手に英語を話せるといいのだが。

I wish I could speak English half as well as he.

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Related Kanji

半	half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
分	part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100