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반

read 반 음15 words 낱말from TOPIK 1 1급 5 more read 반 동음

As the first character — 7 words

반 半 half TOPIK 1 반지 半指 ring (finger ring) TOPIK 2 반도체 半導體 semiconductor TOPIK 6 반말 半- crude language TOPIK 3 반년 半年 half a year Common 반도 半島 peninsula TOPIK 6 반세기 半世紀 half a century TOPIK 6

As the last character — 3 words

후반 後半 second half TOPIK 3 절반 折半 half TOPIK 4 태반 太半 the majority Common

In the middle — 5 words

상반기 上半期 first half of the year TOPIK 4 하반기 下半期 the second half of the year TOPIK 5 과반수 過半數 generality, majority, major part TOPIK 5 전반기 前半期 the first half Common 한반도 韓半島 the Korean peninsula TOPIK 5

5 other characters are also read 반

反 반 25 盤 반 7 般 반 6 班 반 3 伴 반 3

Characters it combines with

期 기 상반기 上半期 3 shared words 島 도 반도 半島 2 shared words 體 체 반도체 半導體 1 shared word 後 후 후반 後半 1 shared word 上 상 상반기 上半期 1 shared word 下 하 하반기 下半期 1 shared word 數 수 과반수 過半數 1 shared word 年 년 반년 半年 1 shared word 前 전 전반기 前半期 1 shared word 世 세 반세기 半世紀 1 shared word 指 지 반지 半指 1 shared word 過 과 과반수 過半數 1 shared word

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Hanja spellings, word meanings and TOPIK grades from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

The reading 반 is derived from the alignment between these words' Hangul and their hanja spellings, not taken from a character dictionary — which is also why no 훈 is shown.