臨機応変

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
臨	機	応	変
りん Grade: 6	き Grade: 4	おう Grade: 5	へん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
臨機應變 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) りんきおーへん (Atamadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

臨(りん)機(き)応(おう)変(へん) • (rinkiōhen)

a manner that shows flexibility in response to what the situation demands; to play it by ear, to see which way the wind blows

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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