過半

See also: 过半

Chinese
 
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
 
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
trad. (過半) 過 半
simp. (过半) 过 半

Pronunciation

Verb

過半

  1. to pass the halfway point

Japanese
Kanji in this term
過 半
か
Grade: 5		 はん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

過半 (hiragana かはん, rōmaji kahan)

  1. greater half; more than half; majority
    • 1916, 森鷗外, 『高瀬舟』
      高瀬舟 (たかせぶね)に乗 (の)る罪人 (ざいにん)の過 (か)半 (はん)は、いわゆる心得違 (こころえちが)いのために、思 (おも)わぬ科 (とが)を犯 (おか)した人 (ひと)であった。
      Takasebune ni noru zainin no kahan wa, iwayuru kokoroechigai no tame ni, omowanu toga o okashita hito deatta.
      The majority of the criminals who rode Takase-bune were people who unwittingly committed crimes due to what we call misunderstandings.
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