はん

See also: ばん and ぱん

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of はん – see the following entries.

【半】2	[noun] odd (especially of dice) [prefix] half, semi- [suffix] and a half
【判】5	[noun] stamp, seal [noun] judgement [suffix] size of paper or books
【反】3	[prefix] anti-
【汎】S	[prefix] extensive; wide [prefix] pan-
【班】6	[suffix] group, party [suffix] (military) section
【藩】S	[suffix] fiefdom, domain
【繁】S	[affix] flourishing, luxuriant, heavy or dense (of foliage) [affix] rich, prosperous [affix] rhythm, regularity [affix] complication, difficulty [affix] cumbersome, troublesome [noun] a flourish, luxuriance

(This term, はん, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.
For a list of all kanji read as はん, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はん.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 版, 範, 煩, 凡, 漢.)

Suffix

はん • (-han)

(chiefly Kansai) Kansai form of さん (-san)
- 1984 February 20 [Jun 15 1983], Murakami, Motoka, “父(と)っちゃが見(み)てるの巻(まき) [Pa’s Watchin’]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 10 (fiction), 4th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 86:
  鬼(おに)や！国(くに)彦(ひこ)はんはほんまの鬼(おに)やわ！
  Oni ya! Kunihiko-han wa honma no oni ya wa!
  You’re a cruel man! You really are a cruel man, Kunihiko!
- 2005 August 9, Sorachi, Hideaki, “第(だい)六(ろく)十(じゅう)五(ご)訓(くん)　外(がい)見(けん)だけで人(ひと)を判(はん)断(だん)しちゃダメ [Lesson 65: Don’t Judge People by Their Looks]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 8 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
  土(ひじ)方(かた)はんって　二(に)枚(まい)目(め)やしクールやし
  Hijikata-han tte nimaime yashi kūru yashi
  Hijikata, yer so cool and handsome!