半ば (Nakaba) is a Japanese noun meaning “middle, halfway, midway, half (of)”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixmiddle; halfway; midway
- nounhalf (of); one half
- adverbhalf (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially
- adverbmostly; almost; nearly
Examples
始めよければ半ば成功。
Well begun is half done.
さいさき良ければ半ば成功。
Well begun is half done.
彼女は４０代半ばで再婚した。
She married again in her mid-forties.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).