暫定(ざんてい)

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

Etymology

暫(ざん) (for a while) + 定(てい) (fix/determine).

Forms

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

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)版(ばん): provisional version

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

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