半ば (なかば) — middle, halfway, partly
半ば
middle
Frequency #3027
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
noun
Part of speech (JMdict: adv, n)
nakaba
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
なかば[3] odaka 尾高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- middle
- halfway
- partly