半ば

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なかば [nàkáꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
(Tokyo) なかば [nàkábáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠ba̠]

Noun

半(なか)ば • (nakaba)

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
almost, fairly, pretty much
半(なか)ば諦(あきら)めている
nakaba akirameteiru
I'm pretty much giving up
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

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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