How to say 'Temporarily' or 'Hypothetically' in Japanese | 仮に

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The Japanese word for Temporarily or Hypothetically is 'Karini', written as 仮に in Japanese.'Temporarily' or 'Hypothetically' in hiragana is かりに.

word

仮に

Meaning

Temporarily, Hypothetically

Reading

かりに

karini

Kanji

仮Temporary

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '仮に (かりに)' can mean either 'temporarily' or 'hypothetically', depending on the context. When used to mean 'temporarily', it refers to something being done or existing for a limited time. For example: temporarily staying at a friend's house「仮に友達の家に泊まる」(かりにともだちのいえにとまる). When used to mean 'hypothetically', it refers to a situation that is being considered as a possibility or for the sake of argument. For example: hypothetically, if I were rich「仮に私がお金持ちだったら」(かりにわたしがおかねもちだったら). The meaning is usually clear from the context of the sentence.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4389

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 仮に

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

仮

Meaning

Temporary

Hiragana in the Word 仮に

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

に

Reading

Words Related to 仮に Through the Kanji 仮

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 仮 as well.

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片仮名

Meaning

Katakana

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平仮名

Meaning

Hiragana

word

仮令

Meaning

Even

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送り仮名

Meaning

Okurigana

word

仮

Meaning

Temporary

word

仮名遣い

Meaning

Kana usage

word

仮名

Meaning

Kana

word

仮説

Meaning

Hypothesis

word

振り仮名

Meaning

Furigana

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'Karini' means 'Temporarily' or 'Hypothetically' .

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