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Japanese symbol for “temporary”

Romaji: rinji
temporary; provisional; interim

In Japanese, temporary is , read (rinji).

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. adj-no, n temporary; provisional; interim
  2. adj-no, n special; extraordinary; extra

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

Other Japanese words for “temporary”

WordReadingMeaning
ざんてい zanteiprovisional; temporary; tentative
かり karitemporary; provisional; interim
テンプ tenputemporary
いちじてき ichijitekitemporary; transitory; short-lived
アドホック adohokkuad hoc; temporary; special

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
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
じき jikitime; 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.

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