北半球

きたはんきゅう

northern hemisphere

半

はん

half, semi-

半死半生

はんしはんしょう はんしはんせい

all but dead, half killed

半農半漁

はんのうはんぎょ

half-agricultural and half-fishing (village or economy)

半知半解

はんちはんかい

superficial knowledge, half knowledge

半官半民

はんかんはんみん

semi-governmental, semi-official

半醒半睡

はんせいはんすい

half awake and half asleep

半信半疑

はんしんはんぎ

half in doubt, half-convinced, dubious, incredulous

半睡半醒

はんすいはんせい

half asleep and half awake

半人半獣

はんじんはんじゅう

half-human, half-beast, therianthropic

北北西

きたほくせい

north-northwest

北北東

ほくほくとう

north-north-east, nor-nor-east

北東北

きたとうほく

northern Tohoku (usually Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures)

北

きた

north

大半

たいはん

majority, mostly, generally

半量

half the amount

半紙

はんし

Japanese writing paper used for calligraphy

半分

はんぶん はんぷん

half minute

半端

はんぱ

remnant, fragment, incomplete set, fraction, odd sum, incompleteness