時じ半はん

Meanings

1

half past (the hour)

Attached to the hour number (e.g., 六時半 = 6:30). Used in both spoken and written Japanese.

会かい議ぎは三さん時じ半はんに始はじまります。
The meeting starts at half past three.
今いま、何なん時じですか？ — 十じゅう時じ半はんです。
What time is it now? — It's half past ten.

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Usage patterns

〈数かず〉時じ半はんhalf past 〈number〉 o'clock
六ろく時じ半はんに起おきます。
I get up at 6:30.