“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
暫定的
zanteiteki temporary, provisional, interim
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
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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