月半ば

つきなかば

middle of the month

志半ば

こころざしなかば

leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal

道半ば

みちなかば

midway, halfway through, in the course of

半ば過ぎ

なかばすぎ

beyond the middle

半ば紛れで

なかばまぐれで

half due to luck

相半ばする

あいなかばする

to be equal in number, degree, etc. (of two things in opposition), to balance, to cancel out

半

はん

half, semi-

半醒半睡

はんせいはんすい

half awake and half asleep

半人半獣

はんじんはんじゅう

half-human, half-beast, therianthropic

半官半民

はんかんはんみん

semi-governmental, semi-official

半農半漁

はんのうはんぎょ

half-agricultural and half-fishing (village or economy)

半死半生

はんしはんしょう はんしはんせい

all but dead, half killed

半知半解

はんちはんかい

superficial knowledge, half knowledge

半信半疑

はんしんはんぎ

half in doubt, half-convinced, dubious, incredulous

半睡半醒

はんすいはんせい

half asleep and half awake

半グレ

はんグレ

loosely-organized criminal gang, non-yakuza organized crime group

七半

ななはん

750cc motorcycle

半跏

はんか

half-lotus position

半目

はんもく はんめ

half-open eyes