一時的|いちじてきichijiteki

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivetemporary; transitory; short-lived
    彼かれは一時的いちじてきに精神せいしんが錯乱さくらん状態じょうたいになった。↗
    He became temporarily deranged.
Conjugation
Plain form一時的(いちじてき)
Polite (desu)一時的です(いちじてきです)
Negative (dewa nai)一時的ではない(いちじてきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)一時的ではありません(いちじてきではありません)
Past (datta)一時的だった(いちじてきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)一時的ではなかった(いちじてきではなかった)
Te form (de)一時的で(いちじてきで)
Adverbial (ni)一時的に(いちじてきに)
Conditional (nara)一時的なら(いちじてきなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymはかないNeutralNeutral adjective for what is fleeting and illusory, tinged with a wistful sense of impermanence, as in 「儚い命」; 「一時的」carries no emotional coloring.
  • Synonym暫定的ざんていてきWrittenFormal, written-style word for handling something provisionally until a final decision, as in 「暫定的措置」; 「一時的」only says the time is short.
  • Related刹那的せつなてきWrittenWritten-style word for what vanishes in an instant, or for living only for the moment's pleasure, as in 「刹那的な生き方」; more emotionally colored than 「一時的」.
  • RelatedかりそめWrittenLiterary word for something makeshift and short-lived, or careless and trifling; has an archaic flavor. 「一時的」lacks the nuance of carelessness.
  • Related対症的たいしょうてきWrittenMostly medical: easing only the symptoms without touching the root cause, also used figuratively; 「一時的」says only that the time is short.
  • Related苟且こうしょWrittenThe same word as the entry above, also written 「苟且」: temporary and perfunctory, or rash; more archaic than 「一時的」.
  • Antonym長期的ちょうきてきNeutralNeutral and common: long-term, as in 「長期的な視点」; contrasts with 「一時的」in the length of time involved.
  • Antonym恒久的こうきゅうてきWrittenWritten-style antonym: permanent and unchanging, as in 「恒久的な平和」; the direct opposite of merely temporary 「一時的」.
  • Antonym永続的えいぞくてきWrittenWritten-style antonym: a state that lasts a long time, as in 「永続的な効果」; contrasts with temporary 「一時的」.

Use 「一時的」for something that lasts only a short time, as in 「一時的な措置」. Pick 「暫定的」for arrangements pending a formal decision, 「対症的」for treating symptoms only. 「刹那的」and 「儚い」add emotional color, 「仮初め」is archaic for makeshift or careless. Opposites: 「長期的」is the common word for long-term; 「恒久的」and 「永続的」are written-style words for permanent.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 少すこしの期間きかんだけにかかわるさま。
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