Meaning of 中途半端 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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中途半端
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Kana Readingちゅうとはんぱ
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Romajichūtohanpa
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked; half-cocked
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Example Sentences
中途半端, ちゅうとはんぱ used in context
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One may as well not know a thing at all, as know it but imperfectly.
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Don't leave things half done.
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Never do things by halves.
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You may as well not do it at all than do it imperfectly.
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I don't like to leave things up in the air.
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I'll never do anything by halves.
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Kanji found in this word
edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape
On: タン
Kun: はし, は, はた, -ばた, はな
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