暫定(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.
まだ暫定(ざんてい)だ。
It's still provisional.
これは暫定(ざんてい)の答(こた)えだ。
This is a provisional answer.
暫定(ざんてい)予算(よさん)で運営(うんえい)する。
To operate on a provisional budget.
暫定(ざんてい)政府(せいふ)が発足(ほっそく)した。
An interim government was established.
暫定的(ざんていてき)な措置(そち)として実施(じっし)したが、正式(せいしき)な対応(たいおう)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
It was implemented as a provisional measure, but a formal response is needed.

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

GRAMMATICAL 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)

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)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).

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Added 2026.1.16 17:21 · Revised 2026.3.9 12:03
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