Word Meaning 四半

しはん shihan

四半 is read as しはん (shihan) and means square (piece of) cloth.

Meaning

English

  1. square (piece of) cloth
  2. quarter
  3. a fourth

Reading

Kana

しはん

Romaji

shihan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 113726 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四畳半

よじょうはん

small room esp. for assignations

四半期

しはんき

quarter (of a year)

四半期収益発表

しはんきしゅうえきはっぴょう

quarterly earnings announcement

四半世紀

しはんせいき

quarter of a century

四半期収益

しはんきしゅうえき

quarterly earnings

四半期報告

しはんきほうこく

quarterly report

四半期報告書

しはんきほうこくしょ

quarterly report

四半分

しはんぶん

a fourth

第1四半期

だいいちしはんき

first quarter (of the year)

第2四半期

だいにしはんき

second quarter (of the year)

第3四半期

だいさんしはんき

third quarter (of the year)

第4四半期

だいよんしはんき

fourth quarter (of the year)

Example Sentences

4

The retail sector had a rough quarter.

The company incurred a deficit of $400 million during the first quarter.

The quarterly growth of 1.2% means an annual growth rate of 4.8%.

I have to submit sales projections twice a quarter.