Word Meaning 半生

はんせい hansei

半生 is read as はんせい (hansei) and means half a lifetime.

Meaning

English

  1. half a lifetime
  2. half one's life
  3. one's life so far

Reading

Kana

はんせい

Romaji

hansei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 15487 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

後半生

こうはんせい

latter half of one's life

生半可

なまはんか

superficial

半年

はんとし

half a year

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

出生

しゅっせい

birth

人生

じんせい

(one's) life

Example Sentences

2

Today I reminisced on my youth yet again.

Koga, what on earth happened in your youth?