暫 kanji: meaning “temporarily”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N115 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning: temporarily
On'yomi: ザン
Kun'yomi: しばら・く

Picture story to remember 暫

The dealer lets you borrow a car (車) and an ax (斤) for one day (日), only temporarily.

Parts in this story:車, 斤, 日

How to write 暫: stroke order

暫 is written with 15 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 暫

暫定ざんていprovisional
暫くしばらくfor a moment

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Kanji that share parts with 暫.

両both 畏apprehensive 明bright 晶sparkle 品goods 呂spine