仮かりに

か

り

に

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

adverb

supposing; even if; for argument's sake

Used to introduce a hypothetical condition or assumption, often with もし or たとえ. Can be followed by としても or しても.

仮かりに明日あした雨あめが降ふったら、試し

合あい

は

中ちゅう

止し

です

。

Supposing it rains tomorrow, the match will be cancelled.

仮かりに彼かれが来きても、私わたしは会あわない。

Even if he comes, I won't see him.

2

adverb

temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

Describes a temporary or provisional arrangement, often with a sense of 'for now' or 'tentatively'.

仮かりにこの書しょ類るいを預あずかっておきます。
I'll keep this document for the time being.
仮かりにそう決きめておきましょう。
Let's decide that provisionally.

Usage patterns

仮かりに〈事こと〉としてもeven supposing that ~
仮かりに彼かれが犯はん人にんだとしても、証しょう拠こがなければ有ゆう罪ざいにはできない。
Even if he were the culprit, he can't be convicted without evidence.
仮かりに〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を任まかせるto temporarily entrust someone with something
仮かりに部ぶ長ちょうの仕し事ごとを彼かれに任まかせることにした。
We decided to temporarily entrust him with the manager's duties.
仮かりに〈事こと〉としたらsupposing that ~ were the case
仮かりにその話はなしが本ほん当とうだとしたら、大たい変へんなことになる。
Supposing that story is true, it would be a huge problem.

Kanji

仮sham, temporary, interim

Related words· 7

もしN4sense 1
もし is a simple, everyday way to say 'if', while 仮に marks the condition as a deliberate hypothesis, often for argument's sake.
一いち時じ的てき sense 2
一時的 describes something clearly limited in time, while 仮に in its temporary sense implies a tentative arrangement without a fixed duration.
たとえN2sense 1
たとえ pairs with ても to mean 'even if' with a concessive nuance, whereas 仮に can stand alone to set up a pure hypothesis.
暫ざん定てい的てき sense 2
暫定的 is used for official or formal provisional measures, while 仮に is more general and can describe any tentative arrangement.

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とりあえずN2sense 2
とりあえず means 'for now, as a first step' in casual speech, while 仮に stresses that the arrangement is explicitly provisional or unofficial.
もしN5
仮に sets up a hypothetical premise for the sake of argument or discussion, whereas もし is used more broadly for everyday conditional statements.
万まん一いちN3
仮に sets up a hypothetical for the sake of discussion, while 万一 specifically flags the hypothesis as very improbable.

Word family

仮かりにも
(not) even for a moment; (not) on any account; (not) the least bit · at any rate; at the very least; if ... at all

Etymology

From 仮 (kari, 'temporary, provisional') + adverbial particle に (ni). The hypothetical sense developed from the idea of assuming something provisionally.