半ば

なかば

middle

N3 #3,883

Meanings

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

Its kanji

In sentences

始はじめよければ半なかば成功せいこう。 Well begun is half done. #168945

トムは３０代よ半なかばだよ。 Tom is in his mid-thirties. #8973522

トムは７０代よ半なかばです。 Tom is in his mid-seventies. #9392659

さいさき良よければ半なかば成功せいこう。 Well begun is half done. #216860

彼女かのじょは４０代よ半なかばで再婚さいこんした。 She married again in her mid-forties. #93529

順調じゅんちょうな出でだし半なかば成就じょうじゅも同おなじ。 Well begun is half done. #1749192