半分
hanbun
Common
N5
noun
Translations
1.
half
2.
halfway
Notes
The term '半分' is commonly used in everyday conversation to indicate a division into two equal parts or to express something that is halfway done or understood.
Examples
ケーキを半分に切りました。
Keeki o hanbun ni kirimashita.
I cut the cake in half.
彼は半分しか理解していない。
Kare wa hanbun shika rikai shite inai.
He only understands half of it.
この道を半分まで歩きました。
Kono michi o hanbun made arukimashita.
I walked halfway down this road.