はんすう
Hansuu
半数 (Hansuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “half the number, half (of an amount), haploid (organism, cell, etc.), haplont”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounhalf the number; half (of an amount)
- noun, adjectival nounhaploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
Examples
学生の半数が休んでいた。
Half the students were absent.
半数のメロンが食べられた。
Half of the melons were eaten.
学生の半数は欠席している。
Half of the students are absent.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).