ELONIO
Log inSign up
  1. Japanese
  2. /Telling time: minutes
  3. /han

han

半はんhan
half
han
From Lesson 83:Telling time: minutes·Japanese

Breakdown of han

half
半

Two horns are too many, so you draw a line through them to split them in half.

Usages of han

三さん時じ半はん です。sanjihan desu.
It is half past three o'clock.
四よ時じ間かん半はん かかりました。yojikanhan kakarimashita.
It took four and a half hours.
チーズ を 半はん キログラム ください。chiizu o han kiroguramu kudasai.
Please give me half a kilogram of cheese.

Learn han and more in Japanese

All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.

  • ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
  • ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
  • ✓ Learn at your own pace — completely free
Open the Japanese course →
Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasitaHepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita
Practice Japanese now — free, no signup neededOpen the course →
ELONIO
Mission—Team—Privacy—Terms—Sponsors—Typing Course—Donate
© 2026 Elon Automation B.V.