JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

半ば (nakaba)

半ば (なかば, nakaba) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “middle; halfway”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: なかば
Romaji: nakaba
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

middle; halfway; midway · noun, suffix noun
half (of); one half · noun
half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially · adverb
mostly; almost; nearly · adverb

Example sentences

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.

Tatoeba #223193

彼女は４０代半ばで再婚した。

She married again in her mid-forties.

Tatoeba #93529

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.

Tatoeba #144037

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 半ば

半

half, middle, odd numberハン・なか.ば · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 半ば.

半はんhalf半分はんぶんhalf大半たいはんmajority半径はんけいradius半島はんとうpeninsula過半数かはんすうmajority半端はんぱremnant

Source: JMdict entry 1478780 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.