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[なか()·]
nakaba
noun, noun, used as a suffix, adverb

Alternate Written Forms:

[なか()·]
nakaba
Irregular Kanji

Root Words:

[なか() + ば]
naka + ba

English Meaning(s) for 半ば

noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. middle; halfway; midway
noun
  1. half (of); one half
adverb
  1. half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially
  2. mostly; almost; nearly

Definition and Synonyms for 半ば

Half partially or to the extent of a half
Synonyms: 一部分, 半ば, 半分, 半分
Middle an intermediate part or section
Synonyms: ミドル, 中ほど, 中位, 中位, 中葉, 中部, 中間, 中間, 中頃, 半ば, 真中, 真ん中
One-Half one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
Synonyms: ハーフ, 一半, 二分の一, , 半ば, 半分, 半分, 半数, 半面, 半額
Middle time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period
Synonyms: 中ほど, 中葉, 中間, 中間, 中頃, 半ば, 直中, 真中, 真ん中, 真っ只中

Meanings for each kanji in 半ば

» half; middle; odd number; semi-; part-

Categories 半ば is a member of

Part one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
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Common Fraction the quotient of two integers
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Point an instant of time
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 半ば

Sample Sentences for 半ば

The difficulty with biography is that it is partly record and partly art.
Well begun is half done.
By then Tony was in his middle sixties and still able to work hard, but he had a brand-new truck now, a new mower, a lot of other equipment and three people helping him.
Well begun is half done.
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

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