Word Meaning 臨機応変

りんきおうへん rinkiouhen

臨機応変 is read as りんきおうへん (rinkiouhen) and means adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment.

Meaning

English

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment
playing by ear
ad hoc approach

Reading

Kana

りんきおうへん

Romaji

rinkiouhen

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 50 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 17502 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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臨機目標

りんきもくひょう

target of opportunity

臨機

りんき

suited to the occasion

応変

おうへん

appropriate (urgent) response

応天門の変

おうてんもんのへん

Ōtenmon incident (conspiracy in 866 CE that centered on the destruction of the main gate of the Imperial Palace)

応変能力

おうへんのうりょく

ability to take proper steps to meet the situation

形態機能的変化

けいたいきのうてきへんか

morphofunctional modifications

危機対応

ききたいおう

crisis response

適応機制

てきおうきせい

adjustment mechanism

適応デルタ変調

てきおうでるたへんちょう

Adaptive Delta Modulation

褐変反応

かっぺんはんのう

browning reaction

適応的差分パルス符号変調

てきおうてきさぶんぱるすふごうへんちょう

adaptive differential pulse-code modulation

臨時

りんじ

special

Example Sentences

臨機応変にやろうよ。

Let's play it by ear.

彼は臨機応変の処置を取った。

He took the proper steps to meet the situation.

今こそが重要な時です。どうかまだあまり頑固に固執せず、臨機応変に対応できないままではいけません。

Now is the critical moment. Please stop being so stubborn and inflexible, completely unable to adapt flexibility.