Japanese symbol for “tentative”
暫定
ざんてい
Romaji: zantei
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
In Japanese, tentative is 暫定, read ざんてい (zantei).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tentative”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仮 | かり kari | temporary; provisional; interim |
| 感 | かん kan | tentative; rough; unconfirmed |
| 暫定的 | ざんていてき zanteiteki | provisional; temporary; tentative |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暫く | しばらく shibaraku | for a moment; for a minute |
| 暫し | しばし shibashi | for a short while; for a brief period; soon |
| 暫時 | ざんじ zanji | short while |
| 暫定協定 | ざんていきょうてい zanteikyoutei | provisional agreement; modus vivendi |
| 暫定政府 | ざんていせいふ zanteiseifu | interim government; provisional government; caretaker government |
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
| 設定 | せってい settei | establishment; creation; posing (a problem) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tentative”.
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.