Word Meaning 当分

とうぶん toubun

当分 is read as とうぶん (toubun) and means for a while (from now).

Meaning

English

  1. for a while (from now)
  2. for some time (to come)
  3. for the present
  4. for the time being

Reading

Kana

とうぶん

Romaji

toubun

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 2017 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

当分の間

とうぶんのかん

for the present

当たり前

あたりまえ

natural

当たり

あたり

bruise (on fruit)

当て

あて

addressed to

当時

とうじ

at that time

当選

とうせん

being elected

当初

とうしょ

beginning

当日

とうじつ

day in question

当局

とうきょく

this office

当事者

とうじしゃ

person concerned

当然

とうぜん

naturally

当てる

あてる

to expose

Example Sentences

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This will do for the time being.

I am staying at the hotel for the time being.

This will do for the time being.

This will do for the time being.

Well, it'll do for the time being.

You need not come here for the moment.

I have to be absent from school for the moment.

For the time being, I must share this room with my friend.

My physician advised me to refrain from alcohol for the time being.