Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2
にん
Grade: 1
まえ
Grade: 2
on’yomi kun’yomi

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) んにんまえ [hàńníńmáé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [hã̠ɲ̟ɲ̟ĩmːa̠e̞]

Noun edit

(はん)(にん)(まえ) (hannin-mae

  1. incompetence; inability to complete a task
    Antonym: 一人前
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ,‎ ,‎ . ("half of one person's share or portion")

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN