仮
Grammar & Usage
How it works
Can function as a prefix to nouns to denote 'provisional' status or as a noun/na-adjective expressing 'temporary' or 'hypothetical' states. Often used in legal or technical contexts to indicate lack of finality.
Sample sentences
これはまだ仮の決定ですので、変更される可能性があります。
This is still a provisional decision, so there is a possibility it will be changed.
仮にその話が本当だとしたら、どうしますか？
Hypothetically, if that story were true, what would you do?
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Mnemonic
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Example
これはまだ仮の決定ですので、変更される可能性があります。
This is still a provisional decision, so there is a possibility it will be changed.
仮にその話が本当だとしたら、どうしますか？
Hypothetically, if that story were true, what would you do?
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