Word Meaning 後半

こうはん kouhan

後半 is read as こうはん (kouhan) and means second half.

Meaning

English

  1. second half
  2. latter half

Reading

Kana

こうはん

Romaji

kouhan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 前半 Rank 3548 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

後半生

こうはんせい

latter half of one's life

後半戦

こうはんせん

second half

後半期

こうはんき

the last half-year

後半国会

こうはんこっかい

remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget

延長後半

えんちょうこうはん

second half of extra time (in soccer)

後書き

あとがき

afterword

あと

after one's death

うしろ

back

しり

consequence

後日

ごじつ

in the future

のち

after one's death

後見

こうけん

(theatrical) assistant

Example Sentences

10

Mary is in her late twenties.

Tom looked like he was somewhere in his late thirties.

The latter half of the drama was a little dull.

The latter half of the game was very exciting.

The research institute was established in the late 1960s.

Mary went over to the United States in her late teens.

The company president's welcome was so long that we were squeezed for time in the second half of the ceremony.

The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.

In the second half, substitute players scored a series of goals, winning the team a surprise victory.

In the late eighteenth century, a passport for an American was usually signed by the President of the United States.