JLPT N3 Intermediate
半ば
Middle, halfway, or partly.
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中ば less common
1 Noun
The Middle / Halfway Point
Marks the central point of a duration, era, or continuous action rather than a geometric center.
Example
9月 も 半ば に なり 、 少し 涼しく なっ てきた 。
It's the middle of September now, and it's gotten a little cooler.
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2 Adverb, Suffix
Partly... / In a state of...
Indicates that a state is partially true, mixed with another element, or virtually equivalent to a specific condition.
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