Kanji

What does the kanji 暫 mean?

暫 means temporary, brief. On'yomi ザン. Kun'yomi しばら.く.

Quick facts
On'yomiザン
Kun'yomiしばら.く
Strokes15
Main radical日
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ザンKun'yomi しばら.く
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework15 strokes

temporary, brief

Memory hook

The axe (斤) cutting the cart (車) for just one day (日) — TEMPORARY, BRIEFLY.

Stroke order · 15 strokes

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More words with this kanji

  • 暫定ざんていprovisional, tentative (pending an official decision)
  • 暫定対応を実施するざんていたいおうをじっしするto implement a temporary countermeasure

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.