ハーフ

noun

half

General use for 'half' of something, often in compound words or measurements.

• このケーキをハーフに切きってください。

  Please cut this cake in half.

noun

biracial person; person of mixed parentage

Commonly refers to someone who is half-Japanese, but can apply to any mixed heritage. Considered a neutral descriptor in modern Japanese, though some may prefer other terms.

• 彼かの女じょは日本にほん人じんとアメリカ人じんのハーフです。

  She is half-Japanese and half-American.

noun

half (of a game)

Used in sports to refer to one of the two periods of play, such as in soccer or basketball.

• 前ぜん半はんのハーフで2点てんリードしている。

  We are leading by two points in the first half.

noun

halfback

Abbreviation of ハーフバック. Used in sports like soccer or rugby for the halfback position.

See also: ハーフバック

• 彼かれは高こう校こう時じ代だい、ラグビー部ぶでハーフを務つとめていた。

  He played as a halfback on the rugby team in high school.

noun

9-hole half (of a round)

In golf, refers to the front nine or back nine holes of an 18-hole round.

• 今日きょうは前ぜん半はんのハーフをパープレーで回まわった。

  I played the front nine at even par today.