| 129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 214 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 195 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 224 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 132 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 150 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 28 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 88 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 88 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 159 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 243 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4313 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2182 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1210 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2707X | Morohashi |
| 3501 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 608 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1202 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1286 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 324 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 113 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 半 【ハン】 half, semi-, partial, half-past, odd number, han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
- 半額 【ハンガク】 half the amount (of money), half price, half fare
- 四畳半 【ヨジョウハン】 four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
- 過半 【カハン】 the greater part
Kun reading compounds
- 半ば 【なかば】 middle, halfway, midway, half (of), one half, half (e.g. done, jokingly), partly, in part, partially, mostly, almost, nearly
- 半ば過ぎ 【なかばすぎ】 beyond the middle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- mitad
- medio
- incompleto
- semi-
- semi
- a medias
- en parte
Portuguese
- metade
- médio
- número ímpar
- semi-
- parte-
French
- moitié
- demi
- milieu
- nombre impair
| 1055 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 9050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 534a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1489 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 荘 【ショウ】 manor, villa
- 荘園 【ショウエン】 manor, demesne
- 山荘 【サンソウ】 mountain villa, mountain retreat, mountain cottage
- 山水荘 【サンスイソウ】 The Sansui Inn
- 荘 【ショウ】 manor, villa
- 荘園 【ショウエン】 manor, demesne
- 荘 【チャン】 counter for games of mahjong
- 荘風牌 【チャンフォンパイ】 tile matching the round wind
- 半荘 【ハンチャン】 half-game consisting of an east and south round
- 連チャン 【レンチャン】 repeated events (e.g. meetings, drinking sessions), series of events, streak, straight, dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning, dealer keep
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- majestuoso
- solemne
- posada
- villa
Portuguese
- palacete
- pousada
- casa de campo
- mansão feudal
French
- villa
- auberge
- maison de campagne
- manoir féodal
| 1515 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1208 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1058 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1701 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 933 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1327 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1410 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1369 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 653 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2814 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1449 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1954 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 328 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30890 | Morohashi |
| 2262 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5031 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 322 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 344 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1292 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1972 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4411.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8358 | Unicode hex code |