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月半ば (つきなかば) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

月つき半なかば

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Meanings

1

middle of the month

Refers to the period around the 15th of the month.

月つき半なかばには給きゅう料りょうが入はいる。

Kanji

月month, moon
半half, middle, odd number

Related words

月つき初はじめ
月初め means the beginning of the month, while 月半ば refers to the middle.
月げつ末まつ
月末 means the end of the month, contrasting with 月半ば.

Built from

My salary comes in around the middle of the month.

月つき半なかばに会かい議ぎを予よ定ていしています。

We have a meeting scheduled for the middle of the month.

Etymology

Compound of 月 (tsuki, 'month') and 半ば (nakaba, 'middle').