過半数(かはんすう)

かはんすう
noun
majority; more than half
1. majority; more than half
A number or amount greater than half of the total.
過半数(かはんすう)の賛成(さんせい)で可決(かけつ)された。
It was approved with a majority vote.
過半数(かはんすう)を占(し)める。
To make up the majority.
参加者(さんかしゃ)の過半数(かはんすう)が賛成(さんせい)した。
The majority of participants agreed.

過半数(かはんすう) means 'majority' or 'more than half'—commonly used in voting and statistics.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 過半数(かはんすう)を占(し)める: to make up the majority
  • 過半数(かはんすう)の賛成(さんせい): majority approval
  • 過半数(かはんすう)で可決(かけつ)する: to pass by majority vote

POLITICAL/BUSINESS USE:

  • 過半数(かはんすう)議席(ぎせき): majority seats
  • 絶対(ぜったい)過半数(かはんすう): absolute majority
  • 過半数(かはんすう)株主(かぶぬし): majority shareholder

KANJI:
過(か) (exceed) + 半(はん) (half) + 数(すう) (number) = number exceeding half.

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Added 2026.1.16 17:18 · Revised 2026.1.27 8:03
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