臨時 (りんじ, rinji) Japanese meaning: temporary

臨時 (りんじ, rinji) Japanese meaning: temporary | Kotomora

Kanji

臨look to, face, meet
時time, hour

Related words· 8

一いち時じ的てき sense 1
一時的 stresses short duration or a transient state, while 臨時 stresses being arranged outside the regular schedule as a stopgap.
仮かりN1sense 1
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).
特とく別べつN4sense 2
特別 means 'special' in the sense of exceptional or distinguished, while 臨時 just means held outside the regular schedule, without implying distinction.
仮か設せつ
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.

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非ひ正せい規きN1
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.
不ふ定てい期き
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.
単たん発ぱつ
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.
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.

Opposites· 6

常じょう設せつ sense 1
常設 describes something permanently installed or standing, the opposite of 臨時's temporary, stopgap arrangement.
定てい例れい sense 2
定例 refers to a regularly scheduled meeting or event, in contrast to 臨時, which is convened outside the normal schedule.
正せい規きN1sense 1

Don't confuse with

随ずい時じ
随時 describes something done flexibly whenever necessary, while 臨時 describes something temporary or special that departs from the regular schedule for a one-time reason.

Word family· 23

臨りん時じ会かい
extraordinary Diet session
臨りん時じ便びん
extra service; relief service; interim service
臨りん時じ工こう
temporary worker
臨りん時じ費ひ
incidental expenses; extraordinary expenses

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.

臨りん時じ

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