半ば

Reading

Kana: なかば
Romaji: nakaba
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Romaji

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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