半はん端ぱ

noun

fraction; remainder; odd amount

Refers to a leftover fractional part or an amount that does not divide or round off neatly; 端数 is often the more technical word for this.

• 三さん人にんで割わると半はん端ぱが出でる。

  If we divide it among three people, there will be a remainder.

• 半はん端ぱな金きん額がくは切きり捨すてて計けい算さんしてください。

  Please round down any odd amount when calculating.

na-adjective, noun

halfway; half-hearted; perfunctory

Describes work, an attitude, or an effort that is not carried through properly; 中途半端 is a very common related expression for this idea.

• 半はん端ぱな気き持もちで始はじめても、長ながくは続つづかない。

  If you start with a half-hearted attitude, you will not keep it up for long.

• 彼かれの説せつ明めいは半はん端ぱで、肝かん心じんな点てんが抜ぬけていた。

  His explanation was perfunctory and left out the crucial points.

na-adjective, noun

irresponsible; foolish; half-baked

Pejorative extension used to criticize careless, ill-considered, or unreliable behavior; it overlaps with the idea of being half-hearted or half-baked.

• 半はん端ぱなことをして、仲なか間まに迷めい惑わくをかけるな。

  Do not do anything irresponsible and cause trouble for your teammates.

• こんな大だい事じな仕し事ごとで半はん端ぱなまねはできない。

  We cannot afford any foolish, half-baked behavior on such an important job.