This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

半ば

Reading

Kana: なかば
Romaji: nakaba
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Definition

1

middle; half; semi; halfway; partly

Kanji

Readings: ハン、 なか.ば
Meanings: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

Example Sentences

(はじ)めよければ(なか)成功(せいこう)
➥Well begun is half done.
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彼女(かのじょ)は40(だい)(なか)ばで再婚(さいこん)した。
➥She married again in her mid-forties.
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100(さと)()(もの)は99(さと)(なか)ばとする。
➥There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.
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さいさき()ければ(なか)成功(せいこう)
➥Well begun is half done.
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かごの(なか)のバナナの半分(はんぶん)(くさ)っていた。
➥Half of the bananas in the basket were rotten.
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()だしがよければ(なか)成功(せいこう)したも(おな)じこと。
➥Making a good start is half the battle.
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