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半ば
なかば
N3
suffix
Meanings
1
middle
2
halfway
3
midway
4
half (of)
5
one half
6
half (e.g. done, jokingly)
7
partly
8
in part
Example sentence
出だしがよければ半ば成功したも同じこと。
Making a good start is half the battle.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 半ば in the wild?
Kanji in this word
半
Half, Middle, Odd Number
5 strokes
More words with
半
半分
はんぶん ·
half
N5
前半
ぜんはん ·
first half
後半
こうはん ·
second half
時半
じはん ·
half past (the hour)
大半
たいはん ·
most of
N3
半
Full entry on Jisho
はん ·
half (e.g., にじはん | half-past two)
N5
半年
はんとし ·
half a year
過半数
かはんすう ·
majority
N2
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