半ば

Japanese
Kanji in this term
半
なか
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Module error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.

Noun

半(なか)ば • (nakaba) 

  1. half
    月(つき)の半(なか)ばは旅(たび)に出(で)ている
    tsuki no nakaba wa tabi ni deteiru
    to go on a trip for half of a month
  2. almost, fairly, pretty much
    半(なか)ば諦(あきら)めている
    nakaba akirameteiru
    I'm pretty much giving up
  3. halfway, the middle
    三十代(さんじゅうだい)半(なか)ばの男(おとこ)
    sanjū dai nakaba no otoko
    A man at middle of 30s, or around 35

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