後こう半はん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

second half; latter half

Refers to the second part of a time period, event, game, or written work. Often contrasted with 前半 (first half).

〈時とき〉の後こう半はんthe latter half of 〈time period〉
20世せい紀きの後こう半はんに技ぎ術じゅつは大おおきく進しん歩ぽした。
Technology advanced greatly in the latter half of the 20th century.
後こう半はんに入はいるto enter the second half (of a game, period, etc.)
試し合あいはまもなく後こう半はんに入はいる。
The match will soon enter its second half.
後こう半はんで〈動どう詞し〉to do 〈verb〉 during the second half
後こう半はんで逆ぎゃく転てんした。
They came back from behind in the second half.

終しゅう盤ばん
後半 simply means the second half of a fixed period or event, while 終盤 emphasizes the final, closing stage regardless of exact halves.
後こう期きN3
後半 is a general term for the 'second half' of any duration (a game, a year, a life), while 後期 specifically labels the latter of two formally divided periods (a school term, a historical era).
後こう半はん戦せん
後半 is a general term for the latter half of any period or event, whereas 後半戦 is used specifically for the second half of a contest, match, or campaign.
下しも半はん期き
下半期 specifically means the latter six months of a year or fiscal period, while 後半 is a more general word for the latter half of anything (a game, a period, a story, etc.).

前ぜん半はんN3
前半 is the first half of something, while 後半 is the second half; they are used as a natural pair.

後こう編へん
後半 refers to the latter half of any time period or event, whereas 後編 specifically names the second installment of a work released in two parts.
後こう発はつ
後発 (こうはつ, 'late departure/late entry') and 後半 (こうはん, 'second half') sound similar but have completely different meanings, so learners often mix up the readings.
後こう方ほうN1
後方 refers to a spatial direction (rear), whereas 後半 refers to the latter half of a time period or event, despite sharing the kanji 後.

Compound of 後 (after, later) and 半 (half). The reading is on'yomi for both characters.