Word Meaning 半可通

はんかつう hankatsuu

半可通 is read as はんかつう (hankatsuu) and means superficial knowledge.

Meaning

English

  1. superficial knowledge
  2. smattering (of)
  3. person with superficial knowledge
  4. person who pretends to be knowledgeable
  5. smatterer
  6. dilettante
  7. sciolist

Reading

Kana

はんかつう

Romaji

hankatsuu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 37534 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

半可

はんか

insufficiency

半可臭い

はんかくさい

foolish

半2重通信

はんにじゅうつうしん

half-duplex transmission

生半可

なまはんか

superficial

通行許可証

つうこうきょかしょう

pass (e.g. backstage pass)

半導体

はんどうたい

semiconductor

半島

はんとう

Korea

半減

はんげん

reduction by half

半身

はんしん

half the body

半周

はんしゅう

to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)

半額

はんがく

half the amount (of money)

半永久

はんえいきゅう

semipermanence