Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 仮

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Basic Meaning

The kanji primarily conveys the idea of "temporary," "provisional," "assumed," or "makeshift." It suggests something that is not permanent, not the real thing, or used for a limited time. It implies a state of being tentative or subject to change.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): (ka) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): かり (kari)

Usage Examples

⚫︎仮 (かり) の姿 (すがた) Translation: Temporary form; assumed appearance. ⚫︎仮 (かり) 免許 (めんきょ) Translation: Provisional license; temporary license. ⚫︎仮 (かり) に Translation: Provisionally; temporarily; for the time being.

Origin and Formation

The kanji is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is a 人 (nin, person) radical, signifying the concept of "person" or "human." The right side is 㕦 (pronounced as ka, and indicating a phonetic sound). It suggests that the character originally represented a "person," "something that is not real," or "something that is not permanent." The right component 㕦, initially, was related to the idea of "behaving," or "doing something," thus, adding to the sense of "assumed" or "pretend." Over time, it developed to express the meaning of temporary or provisional, in the context of human behavior or state.

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