半ば

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
半
なか
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

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 dete iru
    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 akiramete iru
    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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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