半切(はんぎ)り

はんぎり
noun
cutting in half; halved
1. cutting in half; halving; cut in two
The act of cutting something in half, or something that has been cut in half. Commonly used in cooking and food contexts.
トマトを半切(はんぎ)りにする。
Cut the tomato in half.
レモンの半切(はんぎ)りを添(そ)えた。
I added a lemon cut in half.
アボカドの半切(はんぎ)りに塩(しお)をかけて食(た)べる。
Eat half an avocado with salt.

半切(はんぎ)り means cutting something in half, or the resulting halved piece. It appears almost exclusively in cooking and recipe contexts.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 半切(はんぎ)りにする: to cut in half
  • 縦(たて)半切(はんぎ)り: cut in half lengthwise
  • 横(よこ)半切(はんぎ)り: cut in half crosswise
  • 半切(はんぎ)りレモン: a lemon half

RELATED CUTTING TERMS:

  • 薄切(うすぎ)り: thin slices
  • 輪切(わぎ)り: round slices
  • 千切(せんぎ)り: julienne/shredded
  • 乱切(らんぎ)り: irregular chunks
  • 四(よ)つ切(ぎ)り: quartered

NOTE:
Not to be confused with the homophone 半切(はんぎり), a flat-bottomed wooden tub used for mixing 酢飯(すめし) (sushi rice). That word is also written 半桶(はんぎり).

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Added 2026.1.29 20:07 · Revised 2026.4.8 19:57
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