Illustration: At an elementary school sports day, a straight racecourse runs from starting blocks in the near ground to a finish ribbon in the distance. A transverse row of small cones marks the midpoint, dividing the course into two equal stretches.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

前ぜん半はん

zenhan

first half, early part

With ages, it means the early years of a decade. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

物語ものがたりの前半ぜんはんはボストンが舞台ぶたいとなっている。
The first half of the story is set in Boston.
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彼かれは30代だい前半ぜんはんです。
He is in his early thirties.
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彼かれは20代だい前半ぜんはんです。
He is in his early twenties.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 前半

前in front; beforeOnゼンKunまえ
半half; middleOnハンKunなかば

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