Word Meaning 上半

じょうはん jouhan

上半 is read as じょうはん (jouhan) and means first half.

Meaning

English

  1. first half
  2. upper half

Reading

Kana

じょうはん

Romaji

jouhan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 下半 Rank 112650 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

上半身

じょうはんしん

upper half of the body

上半期

かみはんき

first half of the year

上半身裸

じょうはんしんはだか

naked above the waist

上り下り

のぼりくだり

going up and down

上下

じょうげ

first and second volumes

上がり

あがり

after (rain, illness, etc.)

上り

のぼり

upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

上がる

あがる

to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)

上げる

あげる

(of the tide) to come in

上がったり

あがったり

doomed (business, trade, etc.)

上げ

あげ

rise (e.g. in price)

Example Sentences

6

Tom is barechested.

Tom was stripped to the waist.

Please undress from the waist up.

The boy was naked to the waist.

However, Vince, on Jen's house's veranda, was naked from the waist up. He might even have been starkers!

If a women walks on a public street exposing her lower body, it's public indecency. If she walks while exposing her upper body, then it's a violation of article 20(1) of the minor offenses act.