Japanese word

半数

Pronunciation

Romajihansū

Meaning

  • nounhalf

Example

クラスの半数が手を挙げました。ku ra su no han sū ga te o a ge ma shi ta

Half the class raised their hands.

Illustration for 半数 (half)

More examples

参加者の半数が期限までに回答しました。san ka sha no han sū ga ki gen ma de ni kai tō shi ma shi ta

Half of the participants responded by the deadline.

Core concept

Describes the portion that remains when a whole is split into two equal parts.

Common phrases

  • 半数以上han sū i jō

    half or more

  • 半数以下han sū i ka

    half or less

  • 半数を占めるhan sū o shi me ru

    account for half

Similar words

半分hanbun: One of two equal parts of a whole, such as an amount or an object.

Definition in Japanese

ある集団や全体を二つに分けたときの、一方に当たる数や分量。a ru shū dan ya zen tai o futa tsu ni wa ke ta to ki no ip pō ni a ta ru kazu ya bun ryō

Word origin

半 (han, "half") and 数 (sū, "number") combine in the Sino-Japanese compound 半数 (hansū) to express half of a total.

Usage tips

  • Unlike the English noun half, 半数 (hansū) often appears after the name of a group whose members are being counted.

Opposites

  • 全数zensūthe total numbernoun

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