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半ば

なかば

Readings

なかば

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n, n-sufmiddle; halfway; midway
  2. 2.
    nhalf (of); one half
  3. 3.
    advhalf (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially
  4. 4.
    advmostly; almost; nearly

Kanji breakdown

半
N25 strokesGrade 2

Example sentences

このボートのエンジンがハワイへの航路のなかばで駄目にならなければよいね。

Let's hope this boat engine doesn't give up the ghost when we're halfway to Hawaii.

彼女は４０代半ばで再婚した。

She married again in her mid-forties.

人生とは何であるかを知ったとき、すでに生涯の半ばは過ぎている。

Life is half spent before we know what it is.

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半ばなかば

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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