暫ざん定てい的てき

ざ

ん

て

い

て

き

Meanings

1

na-adjective

provisional; temporary; tentative; interim

Used for measures, agreements, or arrangements that are not final and may change later. Often appears in formal or official contexts.

これ

は

暫ざん

定てい

的てき

な

措そ

置ち

です

。

This is a provisional measure.

暫ざん定てい的てきに日にっ程ていを決きめておきましょう。

Let's tentatively set the schedule.

Kanji

暫temporarily, a while, moment
定determine, fix, establish
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

仮かりにN1
暫定的 is used for official or formal provisional measures, while 仮に is more general and can describe any tentative arrangement.
試し験けん的てき
試験的 focuses on testing something out to see how it works, whereas 暫定的 focuses on a measure being temporary until a permanent one is decided.
一いち時じ的てき
暫定的 emphasizes a provisional arrangement made until something permanent is decided, while 一時的 just means it will not last long.

Word family

暫ざん定てい的てき耐たい容よう週しゅう間かん摂せっ取しゅ量りょう
provisional tolerable weekly intake; PTWI

Built from

暫ざん定てい+的てき

Etymology

From 暫定 (ざんてい, 'provisional, temporary') + 的 (てき, '-like, -ish'), forming an adjectival noun. 暫定 itself is composed of 暫 (ざん, 'a while, temporarily') and 定 (てい, 'decide, fix').