Illustration: Six chicks occupy a shallow indoor brooder at a Japanese agricultural school. Exactly three sleep together on one side, while exactly three remain awake around a small feeder on the other. Every chick is fully visible and easy to count, with ample separation between their bodies.

JLPT N2no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

半はん数すう

hansuu

half the number

Example sentences

  1. りんごの半数はんすうが腐くさっている。

    Half of the apples are rotten.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 学生がくせいの半数はんすうは欠席けっせきしている。

    Half of the students are absent.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 仕事しごとがないために職員しょくいんの半数はんすうが解雇かいこされた。

    Because of a shortage of work, half the staff was discharged.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 半数

  • 半half; middleOnハンKunなかば
  • 数number; strengthOnスウ・ス・サクKunかず・かぞえる・しばしば

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