Definition: 意味
majority
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 過半数 【かはんすう】(kahansuu)
Meaning: majority.
Type: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 Vocabulary
過半数 - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
過半数を得る。
かはんすうをえる。
kahansuu wo eru.
To win a majority.
Example #2
過半数は賛成した。
かはんすうはさんせいした。
kahansuu wa sansei shita.
The majority were in its favour.
Example #3
投票は過半数に 3 票足りなかった。
とうひょうはかはんすうに３ひょうたりなかった。
touhyou wa kahansuu ni 3 hyou tarinakatta.
The vote lacked three of being a majority.
Example #4
合格者の過半数は大学出身者であった。
ごうかくしゃのかはんすうはだいがくしゅっしんしゃであった。
goukakusha no kahansuu wa daigaku shusshinsha de atta.
The majority of the successful candidates were university graduates.
Example #5
法案は過半数の賛成で通過した。
ほうあんはかはんすうのさんせいでつうかした。
houan wa kahansuu no sansei de tsuuka shita.
The bill passed by a simple majority vote.
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