半年

Chinese

half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
 year
simp. and trad.
(半年) 		半 年

Pronunciation

Noun

半年

  1. half a year; half-year

Synonyms

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
半 年
はん
Grade: 2 		とし
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi
  • When used as a noun, it is pronounced with an Odaka accent; when used as an adverb, it is pronounced with a Heiban accent.[4]
  • (Tokyo) Note: Generally, words that are Odaka become flat with の (の-particle deaccenting). However, the word 半年 does not become deaccented with の and is still pronounced as:
  • はんとしの
  • Category:Japanese terms with Odaka pitch accent not deaccented before の (Tōkyō)

Noun

半(はん)年(とし) • (hantoshi) 

  1. half a year; half-year

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
半 年
はん
Grade: 2 		ねん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

半(はん)年(ねん) • (hannen) 

  1. half a year; half-year

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 “半年”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Korean

Hanja in this term
半年

Noun

半年 • (bannyeon) (hangeul 반년)

  1. hanja form? of 반년 (“half-year”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
半年

Adjective

半年

  1. chữ Hán form of bán niên (“semestrial; biannual”)
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