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

【飜】J [counter] (mahjong) doubles Alternative spelling 翻

(This term, はん (han), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as はん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はん.)

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

Etymology 2

Suffix

はん • (-han) 

1. (chiefly Kansai) Kansai form of さん (-san)
   • 1984 February 20 [1983 June 15], Motoka Murakami, “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], 4th edition, volume 10 (fiction), 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, Hideaki Sorachi, “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!