半年

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Chinese

half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
 year
simp. and trad.
(半年) 		半 年

Pronunciation

Noun

半年

  1. half a year; half-year

Synonyms

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
半 年
はん
Grade: 2 		とし
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi
  • When used as a noun, it is pronounced with an Odaka accent; when used as an adverb, it is pronounced with a Heiban accent.

Noun

半(はん)年(とし) • (hantoshi) 

  1. half a year; half-year

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
半 年
はん
Grade: 2 		ねん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

半(はん)年(ねん) • (hannen) 

  1. half a year; half-year

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 “半年”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) Paid subscription required‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
半年

Noun

半年 • (bannyeon) (hangeul 반년)

  1. Hanja form? of 반년 (“half-year”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
半年

Adjective

半年

  1. chữ Hán form of bán niên (“semestrial; biannual”).
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