半ば (nakaba)
middle,half,semi,halfway,partly
- JLPT N3
- noun
- Pitch 3
- #4112 most frequent
Meaning
半ば (なかば, nakaba) is a JLPT N3 noun meaning “middle,half,semi,halfway,partly”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 11
彼は３０代の半ばです。
He's in his mid-thirties.
始めよければ半ば成功。
Well begun is half done.
さいさき良ければ半ば成功。
Well begun is half done.
二人の仲は半ば公然であった.
Their relationship was more or less publicly admitted.
彼女は４０代半ばでまた結婚した。
She married again in her mid-forties.
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.
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.
始まりがうまければ半ばうまくいったもおなじ。
Well begun is half done.
出だしがよければ半ばやり遂げたようなものだ。
Well begun is half done.
東京では、１１月半ばに寒い季節が始まります。
In Tokyo, the cold season starts in the middle of November.
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.