仮 — “temporary / provisional” in Japanese

Grade 5か, けつ, かり

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“temporary / provisional” in Japanese is 仮, read ka, ketsu, kari (か, けつ, かり). It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 仮面 (mask).

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What does 仮 mean?

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Kanji	仮
Meaning	temporary / provisional
Readings	か, けつ, かり
Grade	Grade 5 (Hard)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	仮面 (mask)

How to read 仮

仮 is read ka (か) or ketsu (けつ) or kari (かり) depending on the word.

Words with 仮

仮面

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Updated: 2026-08-28