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.

COMPONENTS:

  • 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)

CONTRAST:

  • 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)
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Added 2026.1.11 18:50 · Revised 2026.2.27 10:24
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