半身

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Chinese

half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
body; torso; person
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
 
trad. (半身)
simp. #(半身)

Pronunciation


Noun

半身

  1. one side of one's body; half of one's body

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2
しん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(はん)(しん) (hanshinはんしん (fansin)?

  1. half of the body

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(はん)() (hanmiはんみ (fanmi)?

  1. stance where both legs are bent and the torso is tilted forwards
  2. one half of a filleted fish

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

半身

  1. chữ Hán form of bán thân (bust; half-body sculpture; half-body image).