半分 (はんぶん, hanbun) Japanese meaning: half | KotomoraPlease cut the cake in half.
Only half of the work is done yet.
Usage patterns
〈物〉を半分に切るto cut something in half
I cut the apple in half and gave a piece to my little brother.
〈物〉を半分に分けるto split something in half (with someone)
We split the pizza in half and ate it.
〈数〉の半分half of a given amount
Half of the participants were women.
半分以上more than half
I've finished more than half of my homework.
半値
半分 means simply 'half' of any quantity, while 半値 specifically refers to half of a price or value, not a general half.
半分 means simply 'half' of a single thing, whereas 半々 describes a ratio in which two parts are equal to each other.
半分 simply means 'half' as a fraction or quantity, whereas 中途半端 describes an unsatisfactory, incomplete way of doing or being something.
half joking; half in jest
half in jest; partly for fun; capricious
