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半ば
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 半ば.
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Entry
1
Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix
middle; halfway; midway
Examples
このボートのエンジンがハワイへの航路のなかばで駄目にならなければよいね。
Let's hope this boat engine doesn't give up the ghost when we're halfway to Hawaii.
彼女は４０代半ばで再婚した。
She married again in her mid-forties.
2
Common noun
half (of); one half
Examples
人生とは何であるかを知ったとき、すでに生涯の半ばは過ぎている。
Life is half spent before we know what it is.
3
Adverb (fukushi)
half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially
Examples
出だしがよければ半ばやり遂げたようなものだ。
Well begun is half done.
4
Adverb (fukushi)
mostly; almost; nearly
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