半ば

Japanese

Kanji in this term
半
なか Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なか​ば [nàkáꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) なかば​ [nàkábáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠ba̠]

Noun

半(なか)ば • (nakaba) 

1. half

   月(つき)の半(なか)ばは旅(たび)に出(で)ている

   tsuki no nakaba wa tabi ni deteiru

   to go on a trip for half of a month

2. almost, fairly, pretty much

   半(なか)ば諦(あきら)めている

   nakaba akirameteiru

   I'm pretty much giving up

3. halfway, the middle

   三十代(さんじゅうだい)半(なか)ばの男(おとこ)

   sanjū dai nakaba no otoko

   A man at middle of 30s, or around 35