Word Meaning 時半

じはん jihan

時半 is read as じはん (jihan) and means half past (the hour).

Meaning

English

  1. half past (the hour)

Reading

Kana

じはん

Romaji

jihan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 12132 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

時雨

じう

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter

時間

じかん

hour

とき

tense

時々

ときどき

seasonal

時には

ときには

at times

時として

ときとして

in some cases

時日

じじつ

date

hour

時は金なり

ときはかねなり

time is money

前半

ぜんはん

first half

後半

こうはん

second half

大半

たいはん

majority

Example Sentences

10

It's half past four.

It's 2:30 now.

It's nearly 2:30.

It's 2:30 now.

It's 3:30.

It's already half past one.

I left around 2:30.

It's 2:30 now.

It starts at 6.30.

We close at 2:30.