What does kanji 暫 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 暫 is temporarily.

How is kanji 暫 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 暫 are しばら.く; the onyomi readings are ザン.

What is the main radical of kanji 暫?

The main radical for kanji 暫 is 日.

What words use kanji 暫?

Example words that use kanji 暫 include 暫定, 暫く, しばらくの間, しばらく前.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

暫

Meaning

Kanji 暫

temporarily

temporarily, a while, moment, long time

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: しばら.く
Onyomi 音読み: ザン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1112
Strokes: 15
Radical: 日
Components: 斤 • 日 • 車
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 漸 • 慙 • 槧 • 塹 • 嶄 • 斬 • 慚

Related vocabulary

Showing 13 common entries

Showing 13 of 20 entries that include this kanji.

暫定

ざんてい

provisional

暫く

しばらく

for a moment

しばらくの間

しばらくのあいだ

for a short while

しばらく前

しばらくまえ

a short time ago

暫くして

しばらくして

after a short time

暫くすると

しばらくすると

after a short time

暫くぶり

しばらくぶり

a long time (since the last time)

暫し

しばし

for a short while

暫且

ざんしょ

short while

暫時

ざんじ

short while

暫定案

ざんていあん

provisional plan

暫定協定

ざんていきょうてい

provisional agreement

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

暫くここで待っていて。

Wait here for a while.

会議は暫時休憩となります。

The meeting will take a short break for the time being.

その件は暫定的に保留にしよう。

Let's put that matter on hold for now.

暫く雨が続きそうだ。

It looks like the rain will continue for a while.

彼とは暫く会っていない。

I haven't seen him for quite a long time.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 2 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

暫時 Zanzi

暫時集合 Zhanshi Jihe