Word Meaning 半額

はんがく hangaku

半額 is read as はんがく (hangaku) and means half the amount (of money).

Meaning

English

  1. half the amount (of money)
  2. half price
  3. half fare

Reading

Kana

はんがく

Romaji

hangaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 11181 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

半永久

はんえいきゅう

semipermanence

半焼

はんしょう

partial destruction by fire

半農

はんのう

part-time farming

半島人

はんとうじん

Korean (person)

半島国

はんとうこく

peninsular country (e.g. Italy, Korea)

半官的

はんかんてき

semiofficial

半加算機

はんかさんき

half adder

Example Sentences

5

そのみせではべんとうがはんがくだった。

The bento was half price at that shop.

I really love half-price sales.

Even at half price, these clothes seem expensive.

Even though it's half off, it's still expensive and doesn't feel like a good deal.

Isn't there supposed to be a 50 percent off sale at that store any time now?