Word Meaning 半ば
なかば
nakaba
半ば is read as なかば (nakaba) and means half (of).
Meaning
English
- half (of)
- one half
- middle
- halfway
- midway
- mostly
- almost
- nearly
Reading
Kana
なかば
Romaji
nakaba
Writing Variants
- 中ば なかば nakaba
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 10 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
9物語は半ばで急に暗くなる。
ものがたりはなかばできゅうにくらくなる。
The story suddenly turns dark in the middle.
トムは７０代半ばです。
Tom is in his mid-seventies.
トムは３０代半ばだよ。
Tom is in his mid-thirties.
始めよければ半ば成功。
Well begun is half done.
彼女は４０代半ばで再婚した。
She married again in her mid-forties.
順調な出だし半ば成就も同じ。
Well begun is half done.
１００里を行く者は９９里を半ばとする。
There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.
日本では、梅雨が6月初めから7月半ばまで続く。
In Japan, the rainy season lasts from the beginning of June to the middle of July.
滑り出しが好調なら事は半ば成就したのに等しい。
Well begun is half done.