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Kanji Detail for 仮 - "temporary, provisional"

仮

  • Meaning

    仮 means "temporary, provisional." Also associated with false.

    1. Temporary - Not permanent; for a limited time.

    2. Provisional - Tentative; serving for the time being.

    3. False - Not genuine; pretended.

    4. Suppose - To assume; to hypothesize.

    5. Lend - To give for temporary use.

  • Words using 仮

    • 仮に かりに Listen supposing; even if; granting that
    • 仮称 かしょう Listen temporary name; provisional name
    • 仮設 かせつ Listen temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction
    • 仮名 かめい Listen alias; pseudonym; pen name
    • 仮面 かめん Listen mask; disguise; guise
    • 仮処分 かりしょぶん Listen provisional disposition; temporary injunction
    • 仮想 かそう Listen imagination; supposition; virtual
    • 仮題 かだい Listen tentative title

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    • Verified meaning: temporary, provisional
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おしあげ, おしかね, かり)
    • Also carries these associations: false

    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.

  • Name readings of 仮

    Surnames 仮(おしあげ)Listen 仮(おしかね)Listen 仮(かり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sham; temporary; interim; assumed (name); informal

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    falsehood, deception; vacation

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 假[jia3]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ka(カ) カ

    ke(ケ) ケ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kari(かり) かり

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    temporary provisional false free time lend reach arrive suppose makeshift ad hoc assume conditional ephemeral fleeting impermanent interim short-term stopgap substitute tentative transitory

Sentences including 仮

  • Suppose i had gone to america.

  • There is no point in pretending to be sick.

  • Let's suppose that she is here.

  • What would you do if war were to break out?

  • Let's suppose that he is here.

  • Let's suppose its true.

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