半ば
なかば
middle; halfway; midway; half (of)
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Noun, suffix
middle; halfway; midwayNoun
half (of); one halfAdverb
half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially- mostly; almost; nearly
Example sentences
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Well begun is half done.
トムは30代半ばだよ。
Tom is in his mid-thirties.
トムは70代半ばです。
Tom is in his mid-seventies.
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Well begun is half done.
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She married again in her mid-forties.
More examples (10)
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Well begun is half done.
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There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.
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Making a good start is half the battle.
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In Tokyo, the cold season starts in the middle of November.
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Well begun is half done.
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Well begun is half done.
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Well begun is half done.
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The first prohibition of slavery was in the mid-nineteenth century.
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Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.
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.