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How to say 'Middle' or 'Halfway' in Japanese | 半ば

Wondering how to say 'Middle' or 'Halfway' in Japanese? You're in the right place!

The Japanese word for Middle or Halfway is 'Nakaba', written as 半ば in Japanese.'Middle' or 'Halfway' in hiragana is なかば.

    word

    半ば

    Meaning

    Middle, Halfway

    Reading

    なかば

    nakaba

    Kanji

    Half

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '半ば (なかば)' can mean 'middle' or 'halfway'. It is often used to describe a point in time, space, or progress that is neither the beginning nor the end. For example: we are halfway through the year「今年も半ばです」(ことしもなかばです). The meeting is in the middle of the agenda「会議は議題の半ばです」(かいぎはぎだいのなかばです). The word can also imply a sense of incompleteness or ongoing progress, as in 'the project is halfway done'「プロジェクトは半ばです」(ぷろじぇくと は なかばです).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    2422

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 半ば

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Half

Hiragana in the Word 半ば

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ba

Words Related to 半ば Through the Kanji

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 半 as well.

  • word

    半月

    Meaning

    Half month

  • word

    半日

    Meaning

    Half day

  • word

    Meaning

    Half

  • word

    半分

    Meaning

    Half

  • word

    後半

    Meaning

    Second half

  • word

    半袖

    Meaning

    Short sleeve

  • word

    半年

    Meaning

    Half year

  • word

    半島

    Meaning

    Peninsula

  • word

    大半

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    前半

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    半身

    Meaning

    Half body

  • word

    半面

    Meaning

    Aspect

  • word

    半数

    Meaning

    Half

  • word

    半導体

    Meaning

    Semiconductor

  • word

    半径

    Meaning

    Radius

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What does 'Nakaba' (半ば) mean?

'Nakaba' means 'Middle' or 'Halfway' .

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