かりそめ

Japanese

Alternative spellings 仮初め
仮初
苟且

Etymology

A compound of (kari, borrowed; temporary) + 初め (some, starting, beginning).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

かりそめ (-na inflection, rōmaji karisome)

  1. temporary, provisional
  2. minor, unimportant, trifling
  3. neglectful, negligent, lackadaisical, careless

Inflection

Usage notes

Appears frequently with the particle (no) instead of (na), indicating a shift in public usage from treating this as a na adjective to treating this more as an attributive noun.

Noun

かりそめ (rōmaji karisome)

  1. something temporary or provisional

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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