Lingaku半ば【なかば】
Frequency rank: 2,680. – 2,683.
- middle; halfway; midway
- half (of); one half
- half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially
- mostly; almost; nearly
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
adverb (fukushi)
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- middle; halfway; midway
- half (of); one half
- half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially
- mostly; almost; nearly
This meaning is used to indicate a point that is in the center of something, whether it's a physical space or a timeline.
Lunch ended in the middle.
This meaning refers to one of two equal parts of a whole, used in contexts that involve division or portions.
I cut the pizza in half.
This meaning emphasizes that something is only partially completed or only somewhat true, often conveying a sense of incompleteness or an element of jest.
This meaning suggests that something is very close to being a certain way but falls short of it, often used for emphasis on proximity to completion or totality.
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Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.
She half dragged, half carried the log.
In Tokyo, the cold season starts in the middle of November.
The difficulty with biography is that it is partly record and partly art.
Life is half spent before we know what it is.
The first prohibition of slavery was in the mid-nineteenth century.
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.
14. そのあいだその間にとにいトニーはろくじゅうだい６０代なかば半ばになっていたが、まだよくしごと仕事ができた。しかししんぴん新品のとらっくトラック、あたらしい新しいしばかりき芝刈り機、たくさんのそうび装備をてにいれ手に入れさんにん３人のてつだい手伝いをかかえていた抱えていた。
By then Tony was in his middle sixties and still able to work hard, but he had a brand-new truck now, a new mower, a lot of other equipment and three people helping him.
Let's hope this boat engine doesn't give up the ghost when we're halfway to Hawaii.