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臨時 (りんじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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りん
時じ
の
休きゅう
校こう
に
なり
ます
。
Tomorrow will be a temporary school closure.
A temporary bus stop was set up in front of the station.
Usage patterns 臨りん 時じ の 〈 物もの 〉 a temporary/extra ~ (bus, staff member, budget, etc.)
Because of the typhoon, extra buses were put into service.
臨りん 時じ に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something on a temporary or special basis
Since we're short-staffed, we decided to hire people temporarily.
臨りん 時じ 〈 会かい ・ 国こっ 会かい ・ 総そう 会かい 〉 が 開ひら かれる an extraordinary session/meeting is held
Related words· 8 一時的 stresses short duration or a transient state, while 臨時 stresses being arranged outside the regular schedule as a stopgap.
仮 describes something provisional or makeshift (a temporary name, stand-in), while 臨時 specifically means set up outside the normal schedule (a temporary office, temporary staff).
特別 means 'special' in the sense of exceptional or distinguished, while 臨時 just means held outside the regular schedule, without implying distinction.
臨時 describes something ad hoc or special for the occasion (like temporary staff), while 仮設 specifically means something physically constructed or installed for temporary use.
Show 4 more 臨時 stresses the temporary, short-term nature of a position, whereas 非正規 focuses on the employment category distinguishing it from regular full-time work.
臨時 describes something arranged specially for a one-off occasion (extra, ad hoc), whereas 不定期 simply means the recurring schedule has no fixed interval.
単発の仕事 stresses that the job happens only once, while 臨時 emphasizes that it is temporary or extra rather than regular.
Opposites· 6 常設 describes something permanently installed or standing, the opposite of 臨時's temporary, stopgap arrangement.
定例 refers to a regularly scheduled meeting or event, in contrast to 臨時, which is convened outside the normal schedule.
Etymology Compound of 臨 (face, attend) and 時 (time), literally 'at the time of facing/attending,' extended to mean something arranged for a particular occasion or temporary need.
An extraordinary meeting was held to discuss the important issue.
テンプ
臨時 is the native Japanese word for 'temporary' and works as a standalone noun/adjective in many contexts, whereas テンプ is a loanword abbreviation limited mostly to set compounds like テンプスタッフ.
正規 describes regular, official status (e.g. a full-time employee), the opposite of 臨時's temporary or ad-hoc status (e.g. temporary staff).
Show 3 more 臨時 means temporary or provisional, the opposite of 常任's sense of a standing, permanent post or body.
臨時 means 'temporary, ad hoc' and is opposed to 経常 when distinguishing regular budget items from one-off ones (経常予算 vs. 臨時予算).
臨時 describes something temporary or ad-hoc (e.g. 臨時雇用), directly contrasting with 常時's sense of ongoing, permanent operation.
臨りん 時じ 費ひ
incidental expenses; extraordinary expenses
extra bus; additional bus service
Show 5 more temporary closure · extra holiday; special holiday
special train; extra train
extra income; windfall; incidental earnings
extraordinary Diet session
extra issue; special issue
