Usage
Frequently used with time periods (年の後半, 月の後半), games and matches (試合の後半), and creative works (映画の後半, 小説の後半). Also used with decades: 1990年代後半 (the late 1990s).
Common collocations
- 前半と後半: first half and second half
- 年の後半: the second half of the year
- 後半に入る: to enter the second half
- 後半戦: the second half (of a season or competition)