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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

後こう半はん

kouhan

second half, latter half

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは週しゅうの後半こうはんに買かい物ものに行いきます。

    I’ll be going shopping in the latter part of the week.

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  2. その芝居しばいの後半こうはんは少すこし退屈たいくつだった。

    The latter half of the drama was a little dull.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. その試合しあいの後半こうはんはとてもおもしろかった。

    The latter half of the game was very exciting.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 後半

  • 後behind; backOnゴ・コウKunのち・うしろ・うしろ
  • 半half; middleOnハンKunなかば

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