Japanese symbol for “temporary”
臨時
りんじ
Romaji: rinji
temporary; provisional; interim
In Japanese, temporary is 臨時, read りんじ (rinji).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n temporary; provisional; interim
- adj-no, n special; extraordinary; extra
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “temporary”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暫定 | ざんてい zantei | provisional; temporary; tentative |
| 仮 | かり kari | temporary; provisional; interim |
| テンプ | テンプ tenpu | temporary |
| 一時的 | いちじてき ichijiteki | temporary; transitory; short-lived |
| アドホック | アドホック adohokku | ad hoc; temporary; special |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臨床 | りんしょう rinshou | clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial) |
| 臨む | のぞむ nozomu | to look out on; to overlook; to front onto |
| 君臨 | くんりん kunrin | reigning (over a country) |
| 臨海 | りんかい rinkai | coastal; seaside; oceanfront |
| 臨界 | りんかい rinkai | boundary |
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 時期 | じき jiki | time; season; period |
See also: Chinese symbol for “temporary”.
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.