仮

Meaning

仮 centers on something that is not the real or permanent version: a temporary stand-in, an assumed name, or an informal arrangement. The idea of 'sham' follows naturally from something being a substitute rather than genuine.

• 仮令たとえ
  N2

  even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever

• 仮面かめん
  N1

  mask

• 仮かり
  N1

  temporary; provisional; interim; tentative

• 仮想かそう

  imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)

• 仮にかりに
  N1

  supposing; even if; granting that; for argument's sake

• 仮面ライダーかめんライダー

  Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)

• 仮説かせつ
  N1

  hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

• 仮定かてい
  N2

  assumption; supposition; hypothesis

• 仮名かな
  N2

  kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)

• 仮装かそう

  costume; fancy dress; masquerade; disguise

• 片仮名かたかな
  N4

  katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

• 仮設かせつ

  temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction

• 仮名かめい

  alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

• 仮眠かみん

  nap; doze

• 平仮名ひらがな
  N4

  hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

• 仮称かしょう

  temporary name; provisional name

• 仮処分かりしょぶん

  provisional disposition; temporary injunction

• 仮性かせい

  false (symptoms)

• 仮釈放かりしゃくほう

  releasing on parole; conditional release

• 仮病けびょう

  feigned illness

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