はん
半
ぱ
端

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. remnant, fragment, incomplete set, incompleteness.

noun

  1. fraction, odd sum.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. halfway, half-hearted, perfunctory.
  2. irresponsible, foolish.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はん
半
ぱ
端
 半端 はんぱ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

half, middle, odd number
ハン　なか.ば　は (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
edge, origin, end
タン　は　はし (Early Jr. High, N1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
specialized, concentrated
タン　セン　はし
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
and yet, and then, but
ジ　ニ　しこ.うして (Kentei Pre-1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)