JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 仮: "sham, temporary, interim"
The kanji 仮 means "sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カ, ケ in on'yomi and かり, かり- in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カケ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かりかり-
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1039 of 2,501 |
Common words with 仮
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 仮令even if; no matter (what); if; though
- 仮にsupposing; even if; granting that; for argument's sake · temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
- 仮面mask · disguise; guise; mask
- 仮temporary; provisional; interim; tentative · fictitious; assumed (name); alias
- 仮定assumption; supposition; hypothesis · supposition
- 仮説hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
- 仮想imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
- 仮装costume; fancy dress; masquerade; disguise · converted (cruiser)
- 仮眠nap; doze
- 仮名kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
- 仮初めtemporary; transient; transitory; fleeting · trifling; trivial; slight
- 仮病feigned illness
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