Word Meaning 生中

なまなか namanaka

生中 is read as なまなか (namanaka) and means half-heartedly.

Meaning

English

  1. half-heartedly
  2. insufficiently
  3. halfway-done
  4. mediocre
  5. uncertain
  6. half-hearted

Reading

Kana

なまなか

Romaji

namanaka

Writing Variants

  • 生なか なまなか namanaka
  • 生半 なまなか namanaka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 94396 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

生中継

なまちゅうけい

live broadcast (radio, TV)

中学生

ちゅうがくせい

junior high school student

小中学生

しょうちゅうがくせい

elementary and middle school pupils

中生代

ちゅうせいだい

Mesozoic era

生きる

いきる

to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

生る

なる

to bear fruit

生前

せいぜん

while alive

生き生き

いきいき

in a lively way

生かす

いかす

to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

生き

いき

damned

生長

せいちょう

growth (of a plant)

生年月日

せいねんがっぴ

birth date

Example Sentences

3

This is a live broadcast.

Kiddo! Two medium-size drafts here.

The concert was broadcast live.