Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 暫ざん 定てい で 決き める to decide something provisionally, as a temporary measure
They decided on the new rule provisionally.
暫ざん 定てい の 〈 物もの 〉 a provisional/interim ~ (until something final is set)
A provisional ranking table was announced.
〈 物もの 〉 を 暫ざん 定てい として 使つか う to use something as an interim/stopgap solution
It was decided to use the old system as a stopgap for now.
Kanji 暫 temporarily, a while, moment 定 determine, fix, establish Related words 仮 is a general, everyday word for 'temporary' or 'makeshift', while 暫定 is formal and typically used for official provisional measures pending a final decision.
一時的 stresses that something is short-lived or momentary, whereas 暫定 stresses that something is a stand-in arrangement until a permanent decision is made.
Opposites 恒久的 means 'permanent' or 'lasting indefinitely', the direct opposite of 暫定 , which describes something meant only to hold until a final decision.
正式 means 'official' or 'formally finalized', contrasting with 暫定 , which describes an arrangement still awaiting final, official confirmation.
Word family· 9 provisional figure; tentative value
provisional plan; tentative proposal
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
provisional budget; temporary budget
caretaker government; interim cabinet
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temporary measure; stopgap measure
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
Etymology Compound of 暫 (temporarily) and 定 (decide, fix). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'provisional'.
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