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半端 (はんぱ, hanpa) Japanese meaning: remnant | Kotomora
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Meanings Jump to a sense… 1. remnant; fragment; incomplete set; incompleteness 2. fraction; remainder; odd amount 3. halfway; half-hearted; perfunctory 4. irresponsible; foolish; half-baked Report an issue with this page
半はん 端ぱ な 布ぬの を 集あつ め て 、 小ちい さな 袋ふくろ を 作つく っ た 。
I gathered leftover pieces of cloth and made a small bag.
This complete works set is missing one volume, so it is incomplete.
Usage patterns 〈 数すう〉 〉 の 半端はんぱ を 切き る to round off the odd remainder from a number
I rounded off the fraction under a thousand yen when calculating.
〈 物もの〉 〉 が 半端はんぱ になる for something to end up incomplete or without its match
One sock ended up odd, without its pair.
半端はんぱ な 気持きも ちで 〈 動詞どうし〉 〉 to do something with a half-hearted attitude
Don't do your job with a half-hearted attitude.
半端はんぱ な 〈 人ひと〉 〉 a person who is unreliable or half-baked
He's a half-baked, unreliable person when it comes to work.
Expressions はんぱない incredible; amazing; extreme; unbelievable 半はん 端ぱ じゃない considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else Kanji 半 half, middle, odd number Related words 端数 is the precise, technical term for a leftover fraction or odd amount in a calculation, while 半端 is the more general, everyday word for the same idea.
いい加減 directly criticizes careless or irresponsible behavior, whereas 半端 frames the same fault as something being half-done or half-baked.
Opposites 完全 describes something whole and complete, the opposite of 半端's sense of a leftover or incomplete set.
本格的 describes an effort or approach that is thorough and serious, contrasting with 半端's sense of being halfhearted or perfunctory.
Don't confuse with 半分 simply means 'half' of a whole, while 半端 means an odd or incomplete remainder that doesn't form a neat part or whole.
半端 (はんぱ) means 'incomplete' or 'an odd leftover amount', while 半ば (なかば) means 'the middle' or 'half of'—easy to mix up since both contain the kanji 半.
半端 alone means 'odd number' or 'a leftover fraction/incomplete quantity', while 中途半端 specifically describes a half-hearted or unfinished attitude or state.
Written forms 半はん 端ぱ Usage 86%
Standard kanji spelling; this form is used with the reading はんぱ.
ハンパ Usage 8%
はんぱ Usage 6%
Etymology Written with 半, 'half,' and 端, 'edge, end, part.' The spelling is conventionally associated with the idea of something partial, fragmentary, or not fully complete; the exact historical development is not specified.
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事ごと
odd job; part-time work; casual work
