半可 (Hanka): Insufficiency, Half Ripe

Meaning

English

insufficiency
half ripe

Reading

Kana

はんか

Romaji

hanka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 43281 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

半可通

はんかつう

superficial knowledge

生半可

なまはんか

superficial

半可臭い

はんかくさい

foolish

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)

半額

はんがく

half the amount (of money)

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

Example Sentences

2

生半可な気持ちで、海女にはなれないよ。

You can't become an ama diver if you're not fully committed.

仕事を生半可に知っている人が書くことは、できれば避けたい。

I'd rather not have those written by people who only know their work imperfectly.