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Kanji Detail for 暫 - "for a while, temporarily, long time"

暫

  • Meaning

    暫 means "for a while, temporarily, long time."

    1. For a while - A short time; a brief period.

    2. Temporarily - For the time being; provisionally.

    3. Long time - After a considerable time.

  • Words using 暫

    • 暫定 ざんてい Listen provisional; temporary; tentative

  • Tattoo check: 暫

    • Verified meaning: for a while, temporarily, long time
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    temporarily; a while; moment; long time

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    temporary

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    temporary

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Not long. A moment. Such as 暫時 (temporarily), 暫且 (for now).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    zan(ザン) ザン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shibaraku(しばら-く) しばら-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

  • Related Keywords

    for a while temporarily long time brief fleeting interim momentary passing transitory provisional impermanent short period

Sentences including 暫

  • I was told to wait for a while.

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More kanji with the radical 日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

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