半角

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Chinese

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half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
horn; angle; role
horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
 
trad. (半角)
simp. #(半角)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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半角

  1. (computing, typography, chiefly Mainland China) halfwidth

Synonyms

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  • (Taiwan, Hong Kong) 半形 (bànxíng)

Antonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2
かく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
 全角と半角 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Half-width kana on Wikipedia

Etymology

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(half-) +‎ (square), modeled after 全角 (zenkaku)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(はん)(かく) (hankaku

  1. (attributive, computing, typography, of an East Asian character or glyph) the state of being halfwidth which, in early computer encoding, occupies 1 byte, and in modern typography, visually either equals 1 en or proportional
    Coordinate terms: 全角 (zenkaku, fullwidth/-height), 二分 (nibu, literally halfwidth/-height), 倍角 (baikaku, double-width/-height)
    (はん)(かく)クワタ
    hankaku kuwata
    an en quad
    (はん)(かく)スペース
    hankaku supēsu
    an en space
    (はん)(かく)ダッシュ
    hankaku dasshu
    an en dash
    (はん)(かく)()()
    hankaku moji
    an halfwidth/en-width/single-byte character

Usage notes

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  • In the computing sense, CJK characters in Unicode, including the so called "halfwidth" ones, are at least 3 bytes; ASCII characters are still 1 byte, thus technically "halfwidth". In the typographic sense, non-CJK characters are proportional in most fonts, while "halfwidth" CJK characters are monospace and technically "halfwidth".

References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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半角 (ban'gak) (hangeul 반각)

  1. hanja form? of 반각