This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ザン、しばら.く
Romaji: zan, shibara.ku
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Romaji

Meanings

temporarily, a while, moment, long time

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  72
Frequency:  1112
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-11-4
Korean Reading:  jam
Chinese Reading:  zhan4
Unicode:  66ab
JIS:  3B43

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2864
Nelson Index: 2156
New Nelson Index: 2510
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c11.3
Four Corner Index: 5260.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1311
Gakken Index: 1715
Japanese Names Index: 2402
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14120
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0924
Remembering the kanji Index: 1134
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1412
Kodansha Compact Index: 981
Kanji in Context Index: 1706
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1832
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2493
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1143
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1216
Essential Kanji Index: 1242
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3553
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1578
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1773

Words

暫定 (ざんてい)
tentative; temporary
しばらくの間 (しばらくのあいだ)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
暫定的 (ざんていてき)
temporary; provisional
暫定政府 (ざんていせいふ)
interim government
暫定案 (ざんていあん)
provisional plan
暫く (しばらく、しゅゆ、すゆ)
little while; short while; moment; instant; a while; quite a time; it's been a long time
暫定内閣 (ざんていないかく)
caretaker government
暫定措置 (ざんていそち)
temporary step; stopgap measure
暫定協定 (ざんていきょうてい)
provisional agreement
暫定予算 (ざんていよさん)
provisional budget
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