話半分

話半分

Japanese

Kanji in this term
話	半	分
はなし Grade: 2	はん Grade: 2	ぶん Grade: 2
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Etymology

From 話 (“story”) +‎ 半分 (“half”). Literally "only trust half of the story".

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はなしは​んぶん [hànáshíháꜜǹbùǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• (Tokyo) はなしはんぶ​ん [hànáshíháńbúꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠ɕihã̠mbɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

話半分(はなしはんぶん) • (hanashihanbun) 

1. taking a story with a grain of salt

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN