Kanji

暫

temporarily, a while, moment, long time

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

日部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ザン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しばらく

Common Readings

ザン

Example sentences

暫く しばらく
暫くの間、ここで待っていてください。

Please wait here for a while.

暫し しばし
会議の前に、暫し窓の外を眺めた。

Before the meeting, I gazed out the window for a short while.

暫定 ざんてい
彼は暫定一位の座を守り抜いた。

He held onto the provisional first place position.

暫定的 ざんていてき
これは暫定的な決定なので、後で変更される可能性があります。

This is a tentative decision, so there is a possibility it will be changed later.

暫時 ざんじ
諸般の事情により、本日の公演は暫時中断いたします。

Due to various circumstances, today's performance will be temporarily suspended.

Example Vocabulary

暫く

しばらく

for a while; for a moment; briefly

暫し

しばし

for a short while; for a moment

暫定

ざんてい

provisional; tentative

暫くの間

しばらくのあいだ

暫定的

ざんていてき

tentative; provisional; temporary

暫くすると

しばらくすると

暫時

ざんじ

for a short while; for a moment; temporarily

暫らく

しばらく

暫く前

しばらくまえ

暫くぶり

しばらくぶり

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