Kanji
N1 15 strokes Grade 8 freq #1112

temporarily, a while, moment, long time

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

sun/day hi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

provisional; temporary
caretaker government
provisional tolerable weekly intake; PTWI
Act on Temporary Measures concerning Customs
interim government; provisional government
short while
provisional figure
temporary step; stopgap measure
provisional plan
provisional; temporary

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

for a moment; for a minute
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon; UNIFIL
after a short time; presently
a long time (since the last time)
for a short while; for a brief period
after a short time; in a short while

Example sentences

He kept silent for a while.

He remained silent for a while.

Mary and John quarreled, but made up after a while.

After a while she began to play the piano again.