1.
provisional; tentative; temporary
Arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later; not final.
暫定政府が発足した。
An interim government was established.
暫定的な措置として実施する。
To implement as a provisional measure.
暫定予算で運営する。
To operate on a provisional budget.
暫定 means provisional or temporary, used for arrangements that are in place until a permanent decision is made.
WORD FORMATION:
暫 (for a while) + 定 (fix/determine).
GRAMMATICAL FORMS:
- As noun: 暫定で決める (decide provisionally)
- As no-adjective: 暫定の措置 (provisional measure)
- As adjectival noun: 暫定的な対応 (provisional response)
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 暫定的: provisional, tentative
- 暫定合意: provisional agreement
- 暫定期間: interim period
- 暫定政府: interim/provisional government
- 暫定予算: provisional budget
- 暫定措置: interim measure
- 暫定版: provisional version
CONTEXT: Common in political, legal, and business contexts.
RELATED: 一時的 (temporary), 仮 (provisional/temporary).