5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5

half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

Kun'yomi
  • middle ②half (of) ③half (e.g. done, jokingly) ④mostly
On'yomi
  • half ②half-past ③odd number ④han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ハン 97.7%
なか 2.3%

Character 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)

Contained In

Common Words

half ②half-past ③odd number ④han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
remnant ②fraction ③halfway ④irresponsible
half past (the hour)
majority ②mostly
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References

Unicode hex code 534A
JIS X 0208 1-40-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 132
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 608
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3501
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4313
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2182
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2707X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 195
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 88
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 88
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 129
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 28
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 214
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 113
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 324
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 159
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.1
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 243
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1210
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a5.24
Four corner code 9050.0
De Roo Code 1055