志半ば

こころざしなかば

Meanings

1. Noun leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal (usu. as 〜で or 〜にして)

Kanji

• 志 aspire. Read as こころざし.
• 半 half. Read as なかば.

Common phrases

• 志半ばで倒れる

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