半人前

Japanese
Kanji in this term
半 人 前
はん
Grade: 2		 にん
Grade: 1		 まえ
Grade: 2
on’yomi kun’yomi

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

Noun

半(はん)人(にん)前(まえ) • (hannin-mae) 

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

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