N3803/1669

なか

irregular kanji usagenounnoun (generic)noun (suffix)adverb

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Meanings

  • middle, halfway, midway
  • half (of), one half
  • half (e.g. done, jokingly), partly, in part, partially
  • mostly, almost, nearly

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Example sentences

かれ言葉ことば半ばなかば冗談じょうだん半ばなかば本気ほんきだった。

His words were half joking and half serious.

仕事しごと半ばなかばまでわった。

The work is halfway done.

プロジェクトは半ばなかば完成かんせいしている状態じょうたいだ。

The project is in a state of being halfway completed.

彼女かのじょ半ばなかばあきらめながらも、挑戦ちょうせんつづけた。

She continued to challenge herself, while partly giving up.

なつ半ばなかばぎたころから、朝晩あさばんすずしくなってきた。

From around the middle of summer, the mornings and evenings started to become cool.