Illustration: In an apartment courtyard, a child wearing a loose T-shirt raises both arms while a parent measures their height against a wooden post. Both sleeve openings end halfway down the upper arms, clearly exposing the elbows and forearms.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

半はん袖そで

hansode

short sleeves

Example sentences

  1. 夏なつには半はんそでシャツを着きます。

    I wear short-sleeve shirts in the summer.

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  2. 半袖はんそでで寒さむくないんですか？

    Aren’t you cold in short sleeves?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 半袖はんそでのを見みせてください。

    Show me short-sleeved ones, please.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 半袖

  • 半half; middleOnハンKunなかば
  • 袖sleeve; wing (building)OnシュウKunそで

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