半生

はんせい

half a lifetime

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Meanings

  1. noun half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far

はんしょう

  1. noun, usu. in 半死半生 being between life and death; being on the verge of death

はんなま

  1. takes の, noun, na-adjective half-cooked; rare
  2. half-dried; moist-dry; semi-dry
  3. half-baked (knowledge); superficial; shaky (of a skill)
  4. noun, abbreviation semiperishable sweets; half-dry confectionery

Its kanji

In sentences

今日きょうもまた半生はんせいを顧かえりみました。 Today I reminisced on my youth yet again. #1651453