“Temporary” in Japanese
Short answer
Temporary in Japanese is “臨時” (rinji). Full meaning: temporary, provisional, interim; special, extraordinary, extra.
Other ways to say “Temporary” in Japanese
テンポラリー
tenporarii temporary
仮初め
karisome temporary, transient, transitory, fleeting, passing; trifling, trivial, slight
対症的
taishouteki temporary (of medical care), palliative, dealing only with the symptoms, symptomatic; superficial
一時的
ichijiteki temporary, transitory, short-lived
暫定的
zanteiteki temporary, provisional, interim
暫定
zantei provisional, temporary, tentative
その場限り
sonobakagiri temporary, ad hoc, makeshift, stopgap
アドホック
adohokku ad hoc, temporary, special
一過性
ikkasei transient (symptom, phenomenon), temporary, passing, fleeting
仮
ka lacking substance and existing in name only, something without substance; temporary, provisional, interim, tentative; fictitious, assumed (name), alias
仮り
kari lacking substance and existing in name only, something without substance; temporary, provisional, interim, tentative; fictitious, assumed (name), alias
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