Chinese

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half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
ball; sphere
simp. and trad.
(半球)
 
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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半球

  1. hemisphere
    大腦半球大脑半球  ―  dànǎo bànqiú  ―  cerebral hemisphere
  2. (specifically) hemisphere of the Earth

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2
きゅう
Grade: 3
kan’on
 半球 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(han-, hemi-) +‎ (-kyū, sphere)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んきゅう [hàńkyúú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [hã̠ŋʲkʲɨᵝː]

Noun

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(はん)(きゅう) (hankyūはんきう (fankiu)?

  1. a hemisphere

See also

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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半球 (ban-gu) (hangeul 반구)

  1. Hanja form? of 반구 (hemisphere).

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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半球

  1. chữ Hán form of bán cầu (hemisphere).