四し半はん

noun

quarter; one fourth

Used for a quarter of something, often in measurements or divisions. Can refer to a quarter of a whole or a quarter of a specific unit.

• このケーキを四し半はんに切きってください。

  Please cut this cake into quarters.

• 四し半はん世せい紀き前まえの出で来き事ごとだ。

  It happened a quarter of a century ago.

noun

square cloth; piece of cloth

Refers to a square piece of cloth, often used in traditional contexts such as wrapping or as a handkerchief. The shape is implied by the kanji 四半 (quarter/square).

• 風ふ呂ろ敷しきは四し半はんの布ぬのから作つくられることが多おおい。

  Furoshiki are often made from a square piece of cloth.

• 彼かれは四し半はんの布ぬので包つつみを包つつんだ。

  He wrapped the package in a square cloth.