半切

Chinese

half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
close to; to cut; to slice
simp. and trad.
(半切)

Pronunciation

  • Jin (Wiktionary): ban3 qiah4

  • Jin
    • (Taiyuan)+
      • Wiktionary: ban3 qiah4
      • Sinological IPA (old-style): /pæ̃⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰiaʔ²/

Noun

半切

  1. (Jin) side; beside; to the side

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2
せつ
Grade: 2

From (はん) (han, half) + (せつ) (setsu, cut, sever).

Noun

(はん)(せつ) • (hansetsu

  1. half size

Verb

(はん)(せつ)する • (hansetsu surusuru (stem (はん)(せつ) (hansetsu shi), past (はん)(せつ)した (hansetsu shita))

  1. to divide in half

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2
き(り) > ぎ(り)
Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi

From (はん) (han) + () (kiri). The kiri changes to giri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

(はん)(ぎり) • (hangiri

  1. (obscure) flat-bottomed wooden bowl for preparing sushi rice