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Japanese symbol for “temp”

Romaji: rinjijuugyouin
temporary employee; temp

In Japanese, temp is , read (rinjijuugyouin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n temporary employee; temp

Kanji and stroke order

look to, face, meet
on: リン
kun: のぞ.む
18 strokes · JLPT 1
time, hour
on: ジ
kun: とき、-どき
10 strokes · JLPT 4
accompany, obey, submit to
on: ジュウ、ショウ、ジュ
kun: したが.う、したが.える、より
10 strokes · JLPT 1
business, vocation, arts
on: ギョウ、ゴウ
kun: わざ
13 strokes · JLPT 3
employee, member, number
on: イン
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “temp”

WordReadingMeaning
りんじしょくいん rinjishokuintemporary worker; temp

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
りんじ rinjitemporary; provisional; interim
りんしょう rinshouclinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial)
のぞむ nozomuto look out on; to overlook; to front onto
くんりん kunrinreigning (over a country)
りんかい rinkaicoastal; seaside; oceanfront
りんかい rinkaiboundary
じかん jikantime
じだい jidaiperiod; epoch; era
じゅうらい juuraiup to now; so far
きぎょう kigyouenterprise; business; company
ぜんいん zen'inall members; all hands; everyone

See also: Chinese symbol for “temp”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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