半ば

なかば

Also written 中ば

Meanings

1. Noun, Noun suffix middle; halfway; midway
2. Noun half (of); one half
3. Adverb half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially
4. mostly; almost; nearly

Kanji

• 半 half. Read as なかば.

Example sentences

• 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.
• 始めよければ半ば成功。
  Well begun is half done.
• 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.
• 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.
• さいさき良ければ半ば成功。
  Well begun is half done.

Common phrases

• 半ばになる
• 半ばを過ぎる
• 相半ばする (あいなかばする) to be equal in number, degree, etc. (of two things in opposition)

Words containing 半ば

• 志半ば (こころざしなかば) leaving one's objective incomplete
• 月半ば (つきなかば) middle of the month
• 半ば過ぎ (なかばすぎ) beyond the middle

And 5 more.

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