はん
半
ぱ
端

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. remnant, fragment, incomplete set, incompleteness.

noun

  1. fraction, odd sum.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. halfway, half-hearted, perfunctory.
  2. irresponsible, foolish.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はん
半
ぱ
端
 半端 はんぱ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

half, middle, odd number
ハン　なか.ば　は (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
edge, origin, end
タン　は　はし (7th, N1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
specialized, concentrated
タン　セン　はし
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
and yet, and then, but
ジ　ニ　しこ.うして (Kentei Pre-1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)