中途半端

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1

Grade: S
はん
Grade: 2
は > ぱ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

中途 (chūto, midway) +‎ 半端 (hanpa, odd, incomplete).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ちゅう)()(はん)() (chūtohanpaちゆうとはんぱ (tyuutofanpa)?-na (adnominal (ちゅう)()(はん)() (chūtohanpa na), adverbial (ちゅう)()(はん)() (chūtohanpa ni))

  1. incomplete, undone, unfinished
  2. halfhearted, half measure

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Noun

(ちゅう)()(はん)() (chūtohanpaちゆうとはんぱ (tyuutofanpa)?

  1. incompletion, undoneness, unfinishedness