NichiDict

半端

N1
はんぱ
[hanpa]
Illustration for 半端

Meanings

1.NounAdj-na

remnant; fragment; incomplete set; incompleteness

2.Noun

fraction; odd sum

3.Adj-naNoun

halfway; half-hearted; perfunctory

4.Adj-naNoun

irresponsible; foolish

Examples

半端な気持ちで始めると必ず途中で挫折するだろう。

If you start half-heartedly, you'll definitely give up midway.

中途半端な結果に終わって後悔している状態なのだ。

I regret it ended with an incomplete result.

半端な知識で意見を言うのは危険なことだと思う。

I think it's dangerous to give opinions with incomplete knowledge.