はん

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See also: ばん and ぱん

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of はん – see the following entries.
【半】2
odd (especially of dice)
half, semi-
and a half
【判】5
stamp, seal
judgement
size of paper or books
【反】3
anti-
【汎】S
extensive; wide
pan-
【班】6
group, party
(military) section
【藩】S
fiefdom, domain
【繁】S
flourishing, luxuriant, heavy or dense (of foliage)
rich, prosperous
rhythm, regularity
complication, difficulty
cumbersome, troublesome
a flourish, luxuriance
【飜】J
(mahjong) doubles
Alternative spelling
翻
(This term, はん (han), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as はん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はん.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 版, 範, 煩, 凡, 漢.)

Etymology 2

Suffix

はん • (-han) 

  1. (chiefly Kansai) Kansai form of さん (-san)
    • 1984 February 20 [1983 June 15], Motoka Murakami, “父(と)っちゃが見(み)てるの巻(まき) [Pa’s Watchin’]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], 4th edition, volume 10 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 86:
      鬼(おに)や！国(くに)彦(ひこ)はんはほんまの鬼(おに)やわ！
      Oni ya! Kunihiko-han wa honma no oni ya wa!
      You’re a cruel man! You really are a cruel man, Kunihiko!
    • 2005 August 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)六(ろく)十(じゅう)五(ご)訓(くん)　外(がい)見(けん)だけで人(ひと)を判(はん)断(だん)しちゃダメ [Lesson 65: Don’t Judge People by Their Looks]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 8 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      土(ひじ)方(かた)はんって　二(に)枚(まい)目(め)やしクールやし
      Hijikata-han tte nimaime yashi kūru yashi
      Hijikata, yer so cool and handsome!
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