差し当たり

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
差 当
さ
Grade: 4 		あ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
差し當たり (kyūjitai)

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 差(さ)し当(あ)たる (sashiataru), from 差(さ)し (sashi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 差(さ)す (sasu)) + 当(あ)たる (ataru).

Pronunciation

Adverb

差(さ)し当(あ)たり • (sashiatari) 

  1. for the time being
    Synonym: 当面 (tōmen)
  2. at present

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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