Word Meaning 半端

はんぱ hampa

半端 is read as はんぱ (hampa) and means fraction.

Meaning

English

  1. fraction
  2. odd sum
  3. irresponsible
  4. foolish
  5. halfway
  6. half-hearted
  7. perfunctory
  8. remnant

Reading

Kana

はんぱ

Romaji

hampa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms ,はした,端数 Rank 4361 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

半端仕事

はんぱしごと

odd job

半端物

はんぱもの

odd piece

半端ない

はんぱない

to a great extent

半端者

はんぱもの

halfwit

中途半端

ちゅうとはんぱ

halfway

半径

はんけい

radius

半熟

はんじゅく

half-ripe

半製品

はんせいひん

semi-finished goods

半壊

はんかい

partial destruction

半身不随

はんしんふずい

hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)

半旗

はんき

flag at half-mast

Example Sentences

10

That is an incomplete sentence.

There's nothing worse than doing things by halves!!

Don't do anything by halves.

Don't leave your work half done.

Never do things by halves.

Don't do things halfheartedly.

This report is incomplete.

I don't like to leave things up in the air.

Don't leave things half done.

I don't know, it looks unfinished.