Word Meaning 北半

ほくはん hokuhan

北半 is read as ほくはん (hokuhan) and means northern half.

Meaning

English

  1. northern half

Reading

Kana

ほくはん

Romaji

hokuhan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 117247 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

北半球

きたはんきゅう

northern hemisphere

北東

ほくとう

northeast

きた

North Korea

北西

ほくせい

northwest

北国

きたぐに

northern country

北北東

ほくほくとう

north-northeast

北上

ほくじょう

going north

北山

きたやま

northern mountains

北北西

ほくほくせい

north-northwest

北アメリカ

きたあめりか

North America

前半

ぜんはん

first half

Example Sentences

1

The northern half of what is today Papua New Guinea was a German colony.