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Romajihanbun
ケーキを半分食べました。kē ki o han bun ta be ma shi ta
I ate half of the cake.
りんごを半分に切ります。ri n go o han bun ni ki ri ma su
I cut the apple in half.
ピザを半分に切ってください。pi za o han bun ni ki tte ku da sa i
Please cut the pizza in half.
Describes one of two equal parts of a whole or an amount that makes up 50 percent of it.
半分に切るhan bun ni ki ru
cut in half
半分だけhan bun da ke
only half
半分ほどhan bun ho do
about half
半量hanryō: An amount equal to 50 percent of a whole amount.
二分の一nibunnoichi: A fraction representing one of two equal parts of a whole.
全体を二つに等しく分けたうちの一つ。また、その量。zen tai o futa tsu ni hito shi ku wa ke ta u chi no hito tsu ma ta so no ryō
半分 (hanbun, "half") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 半 (han, "half") and 分 (bun, "part").