前ぜん半はん戦せん

also: ぜんぱんせん

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Meanings

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first half of a game; first half of a match

Used in sports and competitions to refer to the initial period before halftime or the midpoint.

前ぜん半はん戦せんは両りょうチームとも無む得とく点てんだった。
Both teams were scoreless in the first half.
前ぜん半はん戦せんの終しゅう了りょう間ま際ぎわにゴールが決きまった。
A goal was scored just before the end of the first half.

Usage patterns

前ぜん半はん戦せんを終おえるto finish/end the first half
1対たい0で前ぜん半はん戦せんを終おえた。
The first half ended with a score of 1-0.
前ぜん半はん戦せんで〈数かず〉点てんを取とるto score points in the first half
前ぜん半はん戦せんで2点てんを取とってリードした。
They scored two points in the first half to take the lead.
前ぜん半はん戦せんを制せいするto dominate/win the first half
強きょう力りょくな攻こう撃げきで前ぜん半はん戦せんを制せいした。
They dominated the first half with a powerful offense.

Kanji

前in front, before
半half, middle, odd number
戦war, battle, match

Related words

前ぜん半はんN3
前半戦 is specifically used for the first half of a sports match or competition, whereas 前半 is a general term for the first half of any period, event, or time span.

Opposites

後こう半はん戦せん
前半戦 is the first half of a match while 後半戦 is the second half, the two together making up the whole game.

Built from

前ぜん半はん+戦せん

Written forms

前半戦
- ぜんはんせん
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is ぜんはんせん.
- ぜんぱんせん
  Alternate reading ぜんぱんせん is listed but is much less common.
ぜんぱんせん

Etymology

Compound of 前半 (first half) and 戦 (match, game). The reading ぜんはんせん is standard; ぜんぱんせん is a rare variant.