半 分(はんぶん)

はんぶん

noun

half

1. half

One of two equal parts.

ケーキを半分(はんぶん)に切(き)る。

To cut the cake in half.

半分(はんぶん)食(た)べた。

I ate half.

仕事(しごと)は半分(はんぶん)終(お)わった。

The work is half done.

りんごを半分(はんぶん)ずつ分(わ)けよう。

Let's split the apple in half.

本(ほん)の半分(はんぶん)まで読(よ)んだけど、残(のこ)りは明日(あした)読(よ)むつもりだ。

I read halfway through the book, but I plan to read the rest tomorrow.

半分(はんぶん) means 'half' as a noun, representing one of two equal parts.

Etymology

半(はん): half
分(ぶん): portion, part

Common patterns

半分(はんぶん)に切(き)る (to cut in half)
半分(はんぶん)に分(わ)ける (to divide in half)
半分(はんぶん)ずつ (half each)
半分(はんぶん)くらい (about half)
半分(はんぶん)も残(のこ)っていない (not even half remains)

RELATED COMPOUNDS WITH 半(はん):

半額(はんがく): half price
半年(はんとし): half a year, six months
半日(はんにち): half a day
半数(はんすう): half the number
半径(はんけい): radius (half diameter)
半島(はんとう): peninsula (half island)

Similar words

半分(はんぶん): half (noun - the half portion itself)
半(はん): half (prefix - attaches to other words)
二分(にぶん)の一(いち): one-half (fractional expression)

Related Words

Related: 半(はん) (half (prefix))

Antonym: 全部(ぜんぶ) (all, the whole)

Related: 部分(ぶぶん) (part, portion)

Related: 半額(はんがく) (half price)

Related: 半年(はんとし) (half a year)

Compare: 等分(とうぶん) (division into equal parts)

Compare: 半々(はんはん) (half and half)

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Added 2026.1.11 18:50 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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