なかば – Vocabulary details

なかば

Meanings

Noun

Suffix

1. middle; halfway; midway

Noun

2. half (of); one half

Adverb

3. half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially

4. mostly; almost; nearly

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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Used in: 646

Composed of

なか

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

Used in vocabulary (5 in total)

なかばすぎ

beyond the middle

みちなかば

midway; halfway through; in the course of

あいなかばする

to be equal in number, degree, etc. (of two things in opposition); to balance; to cancel out

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Examples (4 in total)

東とう京きょうでは、１１じゅういち月がつなかばに寒さむい季き節せつが始はじまります。

In Tokyo, the cold season starts in the middle of November.

トムは３０代だいなかばだよ。

Tom is in his mid-thirties.

彼かの女じょは４０代だいなかばで再さい婚こんした。

She remarried when she was in her mid-forties.