Word Meaning 半年

はんとし hantoshi

半年 is read as はんとし (hantoshi) and means half a year.

Meaning

English

  1. half a year
  2. six months

Reading

Kana

はんとし

Romaji

hantoshi

Writing Variants

  • 半年 はんねん hannen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 414 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一年有半

いちねんゆうはん

Ichinen Yūhan (book by Nakae Chōmin)

半月

はんげつ

half a month

半日

はんじつ

half day

はん

half-past

半ば

なかば

half (of)

半生

はんせい

half a lifetime

半々

はんはん

half and half

半円

はんえん

semicircle

半ズボン

はんずぼん

shorts

今年

ことし

this year

毎年

まいとし

every year

とし

year

Example Sentences

10

かれははんとしにほんにすんでいた。

He lived in Japan for half a year.

She will go abroad in six months.

I had a Caesarian section six months ago.

What would you do if you had half a year off?

Half a year felt like such a long time, but it's gone by so fast.

The rent is paid for six months.

You must come every six months for a check-up.

That software was released six months ago.

I studied in England for six months when I was a student.

Six months ago I had an operation for the cataract in my right eye.