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仮

sham
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingカ、ケ
Kun readingかり、かり-
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. sham
  2. assumed (name)
  3. informal
  4. interim
  5. temporary
    仮のブリッジをいれます。You'll need a temporary bridge.tatoeba
  6. provisionalRtK
  1. fictitious

Popular Usage

仮定仮名片仮名送り仮名仮名遣い

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sham · person (人) · anti- · demonstration · cliff (厂) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1039

Compound words

仮定かてい
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
仮名かめい
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
仮名遣いかなづかい
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
送り仮名おくりがな
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending
仮にかりに
supposing; even if; granting that; for argument's sake; temporarily
仮称かしょう
temporary name; provisional name
仮想かそう
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
仮装かそう
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; disguise; converted (cruiser)
仮面かめん
mask; disguise; guise; mask
仮説かせつ
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
仮設かせつ
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
仮令たとえ
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although
仮題かだい
tentative title
仮処分かりしょぶん
provisional disposition; temporary injunction
平仮名ひらがな
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
振り仮名ふりがな
furigana; kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate pronunciation
仮りかり
temporary
仮屋かりや
temporary residence or shelter
仮家かりいえ
temporary house
仮宮かりみや
temporary shrine
仮橋かりばし
temporary bridge
仮空かくう
fictitious
仮寓かぐう
temporary residence
仮決かけつ
conditional approval

Kun Reading Examples

仮の議事内容を送付しました。かり
Attached is the tentative agenda.tatoeba
この世は仮の宿に過ぎない。かり
This world is but a place of passage.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は正体を見破られないように仮面をつけていた。
He wore a mask so that no one could recognize him.tatoeba
仮にその事実を全部あなたに話したら、あなたはビックリするでしょう。
If I were to tell you the whole truth, you would be amazed.tatoeba
仮にあなたの近所で火事が起こったら、あなたはどうしますか。
If a fire should break out in your neighborhood, what would you do?tatoeba
彼が仮病を使ったのはあきらかだ。
It is clear that he pretended to be ill.tatoeba
已然形は仮定形へと発展を遂げていく。
The classical imperfective form developed into the conditional form.wiki
が、実在を仮定すれば、その年代は4世紀前半か。
But if we assume that he really existed, he might be alive in the early fourth century.wiki
特殊仮名遣の発見
Discovery of Jodai Tokushu Kanazukaiwiki
仮名文字数の減少
The number of kana characters decreased.wiki
文語と現代仮名遣い
Classical literary language and modern kana orthographywiki
口語と現代仮名遣い
Colloquial language and modern kana orthographywiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 仮

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