adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. halfway-done, mediocre, uncertain, half-hearted.

adverb

  1. half-heartedly, insufficiently.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
生半 なまなか
 
 
生なか なまなか
生中 なまなか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
half, middle, odd number
ハン なか.ば は (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)