How to say "provisional" in Japanese

• 仮かりCommon
  no-adjective, prefixCovers temporary, interim, or tentative states in general — something set up for now and expected to change. It is the broad, everyday choice for provisional in ordinary contexts.
  仮かりのブリッジをいれます。↗

  You'll need a temporary bridge.
• 暫定ざんていCommon
  no-adjectiveBest when provisional means an interim arrangement made pending a final decision or full version, often in official or organizational matters such as provisional figures or measures.
  社しゃの弁護士べんごしに暫定ざんてい合意ごういの内容ないようを吟味ぎんみしてもらおう。↗

  We'll have our firm's attorneys look through the provisional agreement.
• 臨時りんじJLPT N2approx.Common
  no-adjectiveCovers provisional in the sense of ad hoc or set up for a special or emergency occasion rather than as part of the regular arrangement; for a merely temporary placeholder it is usually not the word you want.
  私はその会社かいしゃで臨時りんじの仕事しごとを得えた。↗

  I got a temporary job at the firm.
• 試験的しけんてきCommon
  na-adjectiveRarely the word for plain provisional; its core sense is experimental, so it fits only when something is provisional as a trial to see how it works before deciding whether to continue.

Use 暫定 for an official provisional arrangement pending a final decision, 仮 for something temporary or tentative in general, 臨時 for ad hoc or emergency circumstances, and 試験的 only when the sense is really experimental.

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• 仮かりtemporary
• 暫定ざんていprovisional
• 臨時りんじtemporary
• 試験的しけんてきexperimental
• 暫定的ざんていてきprovisional