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    3. 半ば

    半ば

    半なかば​

    middle

    N3KMT4News #7+1CoreCore ConceptsKanji Vocab10 strokes

    中ば

    なかば

    Noun, Suffix

    1.
    middle, halfway, midway

    Noun

    2.
    half (of), one half

    Adverb

    3.
    half (e.g. done, jokingly), partly, in part, partially
    4.
    mostly, almost, nearly

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    道みちの半なかばで休きゅう憩けいした。

    We rested halfway along the road.

    KMT3Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    彼かれは話はなしの半なかばで立たち去さった。

    He left halfway through the conversation.

    KMT4Daily Life
    プロジェクトはもう半なかばを過すぎた。

    The project is already past the halfway point.

    KMT4Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かれの成せい功こうは、努ど力りょくの半なかば運うんによるものだ。

    His success is partly due to luck, partly due to effort.

    KMT5Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    19世せい紀きの半なかば、日に本ほんは大おおきな変へん革かく期きを迎むかえた。

    In the mid-19th century, Japan entered a period of great transformation.

    KMT6HistoryCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    半
    なか.ば…(2)
    half・middle・odd number・semi-・part-
    Kanji
    ば
    ba
    Kana
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