01
暫く
しばらく
for a while
Meanings
- temporarily
- a while
- moment
- long time
Readings
Onyomi
- ザン
Kunyomi
- しばら.く
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Useful words
02
暫定
ざんてい
provisional
03
暫定的
ざんていてき
temporary
04
暫時
ざんじ
for a short while
05
暫定版
ざんていばん
provisional version
06
暫定案
ざんていあん
tentative plan
Compare Kanji
01短Pair84%short, brevityTemporary time is usually brief; 短 supplies the clean duration contrast for 暫.02瞬Meaning82%wink, blinkA moment in 瞬 is even briefer, useful beside 暫 as 'for a while'.03時Meaning72%time, hour時 is the broad time kanji; 暫 narrows time to a temporary span.04久Pair70%long time, old storyLong-lasting 久 contrasts with the temporary feel of 暫.05間Meaning66%interval, space間 gives an interval, the kind of time pocket that 暫 often points to.06斬Component61%beheading, kill斬 forms the top of 暫, so the cut shape helps separate its heavy upper half.