See also: ばん and ぱん

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of はん – see the following entries.
2
[noun] odd (especially of dice)
[prefix] half, semi-
[suffix] and a half
5
[noun] stamp, seal
[noun] judgement
[suffix] size of paper or books
3
[prefix] anti-
S
[prefix] extensive; wide
[prefix] pan-
6
[suffix] group, party
[suffix] (military) section
S
[suffix] fiefdom, domain
S
[affix] flourishing, luxuriant, heavy or dense (of foliage)
[affix] rich, prosperous
[affix] rhythm, regularity
[affix] complication, difficulty
[affix] cumbersome, troublesome
[noun] a flourish, luxuriance
J
[counter] (mahjong) doubles
Alternative spelling
(This term, はん (han), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as はん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はん.)

(The following entries are uncreated: , , , , .)

Etymology 2

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Suffix

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はん (-han

  1. (chiefly Kansai) Kansai form of さん (-san)
    • 1984 February 20 [1983 June 15], Motoka Murakami, “()っちゃが()てるの(まき) [Pa’s Watchin’]”, in ()()()(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], 4th edition, volume 10 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 86:
      (おに)や!(くに)(ひこ)はんはほんまの(おに)やわ!
      Oni ya! Kunihiko-han wa honma no oni ya wa!
      You’re a cruel man! You really are a cruel man, Kunihiko!
    • 2005 August 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “(だい)(ろく)(じゅう)()(くん) (がい)(けん)だけで(ひと)(はん)(だん)しちゃダメ [Lesson 65: Don’t Judge People by Their Looks]”, in (ぎん)(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 8 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      (ひじ)(かた)はんって ()(まい)()やしクールやし
      Hijikata-han tte nimaime yashi kūru yashi
      Hijikata, yer so cool and handsome!