半角

Chinese

 
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) 半 角
simp. #(半角) 半 角

Pronunciation


Adjective

半角

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

Synonyms

  • (Taiwan, Hong Kong) 半形 (bànxíng)

Antonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
半 角
はん
Grade: 2
かく
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

半 (“half-”) +‎ 角 (“square”), modeled after 全角 (zenkaku)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) はんかく [hàńkákú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [hã̠ŋka̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

半(はん)角(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”)
    半(はん)角(かく)クワタ
    hankaku kuwata
    an en quad
    半(はん)角(かく)スペース
    hankaku supēsu
    an en space
    半(はん)角(かく)ダッシュ
    hankaku dasshu
    an en dash
    半(はん)角(かく)文(も)字(じ)
    hankaku moji
    an halfwidth/en-width/single-byte character

Usage notes

  • 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

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
半角

Noun

半角 • (ban'gak) (hangeul 반각)

  1. Hanja form? of 반각.
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