(ざんてい)

ざんてい
noun
provisional; tentative; temporary
1. provisional; tentative; temporary
Arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later; not final.
暫定(ざんてい)政府(せいふ)発足(ほっそく)した。
An interim government was established.
暫定的(ざんていてき)措置(そち)として実施(じっし)する。
To implement as a provisional measure.
暫定(ざんてい)予算(よさん)運営(うんえい)する。
To operate on a provisional budget.

暫定(ざんてい) means provisional or temporary, used for arrangements that are in place until a permanent decision is made.

WORD FORMATION:
(ざん) (for a while) + (てい) (fix/determine).

GRAMMATICAL FORMS:

  • As noun: 暫定(ざんてい)()める (decide provisionally)
  • As no-adjective: 暫定(ざんてい)措置(そち) (provisional measure)
  • As adjectival noun: 暫定的(ざんていてき)対応(たいおう) (provisional response)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 暫定的(ざんていてき): provisional, tentative
  • 暫定(ざんてい)合意(ごうい): provisional agreement
  • 暫定(ざんてい)期間(きかん): interim period
  • 暫定(ざんてい)政府(せいふ): interim/provisional government
  • 暫定(ざんてい)予算(よさん): provisional budget
  • 暫定(ざんてい)措置(そち): interim measure
  • 暫定(ざんてい)(ばん): provisional version

CONTEXT: Common in political, legal, and business contexts.

RELATED: 一時的(いちじてき) (temporary), (かり) (provisional/temporary).