Vocabulary
半分以上

半はん分ぶん以い上じょう

hanbun ijou
Common N4 expression

Translations

1. more than half
2. over half

Notes

This expression is commonly used to describe quantities or amounts that exceed half of a whole. It is often used in statistical or factual contexts.

Examples

彼の話は半はん分ぶん以い上じょうが事じ実じつだ。

Kare no hanashi wa hanbun ijou ga jijitsu da.

More than half of what he says is true.

半はん分ぶん以い上じょうの学がく生せいが試し験けんに合ごう格かくした。

Hanbun ijou no gakusei ga shiken ni goukaku shita.

More than half of the students passed the exam.

半はん分ぶん以い上じょうの人ひとが会かい議ぎに参さん加かした。

Hanbun ijou no hito ga kaigi ni sanka shita.

More than half of the people attended the meeting.