How to say half- in Japanese

さしsashi

suffix noun / ~の noun:

  • stopped in the midst of; half- (i.e. half-read) - after the -masu stem of a verb

Example Sentences

ニジェールNIJEERUdeha50万ninmono子供kodomoたちtachiga未だimada栄養失調eiyoushitchouni直面chokumenshiteいるiru
Half a million children still face malnutrition in Niger.
おそらくosoraku自分jibunにはnihahan覚醒kakuseino時間jikangaありariそのsonoためtame1日wo短くmijikaku感じているkanjiteiru
It's quite possible that there are times I am half awake, and thus the day feels shorter.
yaku1年半deyaku22億tsuuno迷惑meiwakuメールMEERUwo送りokuriましmashita
I sent about 2.2 billion spam emails over a period of around one and a half years.
手術shujutsuha医院iinnaide三十fun以内inaini完了kanryouしますshimasu
The surgery, performed at our clinic, is over in half an hour.
2006nen9月kugatsuno軍事gunjiクーデターKUUDETAAde失脚shikkyaku事実上jijitsujou亡命boumeichuuだったdattaタイTAInoタクシンTAKUSHIN元首相motoshushouga28nichiyaku1年半ぶりburini帰国kikokuしたshita
Deposed in a military coup in September 2006 and having effectively been in exile, the Former premier of Thailand Thaksin has returned after about a year and a half.

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