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half 半
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半
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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| half, middle
nakaba, HAN
十
半
丷
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A cake 二, two candles 丷 and a cut 丨
The birthday cake with two candles is cut 丨 into half.
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判
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| stamp, judge, seal, size
HAN, BAN|
半
刂
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Left: half 半 (A cake 二 with candles 丷 is cut by knife丨into half), right: knife 刂. (Think of a hanko (= name stamp): a wooden stick that is cut in half to create a face into which the name characters are carved.
Cut in half and engraved with a knife to make: a stamp.
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伴
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| accompany, consort, to go with, companion
tomonau, HAN, BAN
亻
半
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Left: person 人, right: half 半 (A cake 二 with candles 丷 is cut by knife丨into half)
A person is only a half without an accompany.
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畔
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| paddy-ridge (pathway between two fields), edge
aze, HAN
田
半
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Left: field 田, right: half 半 (A cake 二 with candles 丷 is cut by knife丨into half.)
The field is halved by the ridge.
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