Vocabulary
半年

半はん年とし

hantoshi
Common N4 noun

Translations

1. half a year
2. six months

Notes

The term '半年' is commonly used to refer to a period of six months or half a year. It is a straightforward way to express this duration in Japanese.

Examples

彼かれは半年はんとしで日本語にほんごを学まなびました。

Kare wa hantoshi de nihongo o manabimashita.

He learned Japanese in half a year.

このプロジェクトは半年はんとしかかります。

Kono purojekuto wa hantoshi kakarimasu.

This project will take six months.

彼女かのじょは半年はんとし後ごに帰国きこくします。

Kanojo wa hantoshi go ni kikoku shimasu.

She will return to her country in half a year.