半身 (hanshin) Japanese meaning: half of the body | KotomoraHalf of his body became paralyzed due to the accident.
I had a half-length portrait painted.
Usage patterns
〈人〉が半身を起こすto raise oneself up halfway (e.g. from lying down)
The patient sat up halfway on the bed.
半身に構えるto stand in a half-turned stance
The swordsman took a half-turned stance and waited for his opponent.
〈人〉が半身を乗り出すto lean one's upper body forward eagerly
He leaned forward eagerly, listening with great interest.
半身像
half-length statue or portrait; bust
