반

Sino-Korean word from 半, from the Middle Korean reading 반〯 (Yale: pǎn).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠(ː)n]
• Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

반 • (ban) (hanja 半)

1. half

반— • (ban-) (hanja 半)

1. semi-; half-

   반자동(半自動) (banjadong, “semiautomatic”)

   반세기(半世紀) (bansegi, “half-century”)

• See the hanja entry at 半 for Sino-Korean compounds of 반 (半, ban).

Sino-Korean word from 班, from the Middle Korean reading 반 (Yale: pàn).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [반]

반 • (ban) (hanja 班)

1. party; group
2. class (at a school)

• See the hanja entry at 班 for Sino-Korean compounds of 반 (班, ban).

Sino-Korean word from 反.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠(ː)n]
• Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

반— • (ban-) (hanja 反)

1. anti-; opposite

   반비례(反比例) (banbirye, “inverse proportion”)

2. anti-; against, opposing

   반정부(反政府) (banjeongbu, “antigovernment”)

   Antonym: 친(親) (chin-, “pro-; in favour of”)

• 반(反)하다 (banhada)
• See the hanja entry at 反 for Sino-Korean compounds of 반 (反, ban).

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

반 (ban)