半端ない

Japanese

Kanji in this term
半 端
はん
Grade: 2 		は > ぱ
Grade: S
Alternative spellings
ハンパない
半端無い

Etymology

半端(はんぱ) (hanpa, “perfunctory”) + ない (nai). Short for 半端(はんぱ)ではない (hanpa de wa nai). Compare English not half bad.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) はんぱない [hàńpánáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [hã̠mpa̠na̠i]

Adjective

半(はん)端(ぱ)ない or 半端(ハンパ)ない • (hanpanai) -i (adverbial 半(はん)端(ぱ)なく (hanpanaku))

  1. (litotes) to a great degree, total, impressive
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