半はん道みち

noun, adverb

half a ri; halfway

Historically, a unit of distance equal to half a ri (about 1.96 km). In modern usage, it can also mean 'halfway' in a more general sense, often used adverbially.

• 昔むかしの旅たび人びとは一いち日にちに半はん道みちほど歩あるいた。

  Travelers in the old days walked about half a ri in a day.

• 目もく的てき地ちまで半はん道みちのところで休きゅう憩けいした。

  We took a break halfway to our destination.