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半切

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Chinese

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half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
close to; to cut; to slice
simp. and trad.
(半切)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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半切

  1. (Jin) side; beside; to the side

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2
せつ
Grade: 2

From (はん) (han, half) + (せつ) (setsu, cut, sever).

Noun

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(はん)(せつ) (hansetsu

  1. half size

Verb

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(はん)(せつ)する (hansetsu surusuru (stem (はん)(せつ) (hansetsu shi), past (はん)(せつ)した (hansetsu shita))

  1. to divide in half

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2
きり > ぎり
Grade: 2

From (はん) (han) + (きり) (kiri). The kiri changes to giri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

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(はん)(ぎり) (hangiri

  1. (obscure) flat-bottomed wooden bowl for preparing sushi rice