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What does 仮に (かりに, karini) mean?

仮に (かりに, karini) means hypothetically, suppose; temporarily.

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Readingかりに
Romajikarini
Part of speechadverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
かりに
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkarini

hypothetically, suppose; temporarily

  1. 1adverb supposing; even if; granting that
  2. 2adverb temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

Example sentences

  • Even if I were to fail, I wouldn't regret it.

  • Let's leave the luggage here for now.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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