半生

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Chinese[edit]

 
half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad.
(半生)

Pronunciation 1[edit]


Noun[edit]

半生

  1. half a lifetime
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Pronunciation 2[edit]


Adjective[edit]

半生

  1. half-cooked
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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2
せい
Grade: 1
on’yomi kan’on

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(はん)(せい) (hanseiはんせい (fansei)?

  1. half a lifetime
  2. same as はんしょう below.

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2
しょう
Grade: 1
on’yomi goon

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(はん)(しょう) (hanshōはんしやう (fansyau)?

  1. being on the verge of death
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Etymology 3[edit]

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2
なま
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

(はん)(なま) (hannamaはんなま (fannama)?-na (adnominal (はん)(なま) (hannama na), adverbial (はん)(なま) (hannama ni))

  1. half-cooked, underdone
    Synonym: 生煮え (namanie)
  2. superficial, imperfect
    Synonym: 半可通 (hankatsū)
  3. Short for 半生菓子 (hannama gashi).
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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Noun[edit]

半生 (bansaeng) (hangeul 반생)

  1. Hanja form? of 반생.