過半 (かはん)the greater part
- the greater partnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Kanji in 過半
- 過Overdo; Exceed; Go BeyondRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
- 半Half; Middle; Odd NumberRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N5
Words that share its kanji
- 過去かこthe past; bygone days
- 過程かていprocess; course
- 過半数かはんすうmajority
- 経過けいかpassage (of time); elapsing
- 過激かげきextreme; radical
- 通過つうかpassing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon)
- 過ぎすぎpast; after
- 過剰かじょうexcess; surplus
- 時半じはんhalf past (the hour)
- 前半ぜんはんfirst half
- 半分はんぶんhalf
- 後半こうはんsecond half; latter half
- 半はんhalf; semi-
- 大半たいはんmajority; more than half
- 半導体はんどうたいsemiconductor; solid-state
- 半年はんとしhalf a year; six months
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