# 仮 — temporary; tentative

仮 means “temporary; tentative”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: カ (ka), ケ (ke). Kun'yomi: かり (kari). You'll see it in words such as 仮に (karini, “supposing; even if”).

- Meaning: temporary; tentative
- On'yomi: カ (ka), ケ (ke)
- Kun'yomi: かり (kari)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Qualities 4

## How to remember 仮

Parts: 亻 person · 反 turn back

## Words with 仮

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 仮に | かりに (karini) | supposing; even if |
| 仮 | かり (kari) | temporary; provisional |

## Don't confuse it with

[反](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/against/) · [阪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/osaka/) · [返](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/give-back/) · [坂](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/slope/)

## More in the “Qualities 4” set

[仮](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/temporary/) · [純](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/genuine/) · [荒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rough/) · [硬](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hard/) · [賢](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wise/) · [柔](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pliant/) · [濃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dense/)

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