半ば

なかば

中ば

[nakaba]

Meanings

1.NounSuffix

middle; halfway; midway

2.Noun

half (of); one half

3.Adverb

half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially

4.Adverb

mostly; almost; nearly

プロジェクトは半ばまで進んだ。

The project has progressed to the halfway point.

暑い七月も半ばを過ぎてようやく涼しくなる。

We are past the middle of July.

半ばまで読み終えた。

I finished reading halfway.