半 = 丷 + 二 + ｜

半 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “half”. It is built from 丷 (horns), 二 (two) and ｜ (pipe). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1286. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: half
RTK frame: 1286
Strokes: 5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ハン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): なか.ば
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: половина
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 半 half

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 半

How to find 半 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “horns” + “two” + “pipe”. 半 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 半 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.