No. 3,096 in Japanese
仮
Temporary; provisional; intermediate.
In a sentence
この結論は仮のものです。
This conclusion is provisional.
Here, '仮' is used as an adjective meaning 'provisional' or 'temporary', describing the nature of the conclusion as not yet final.
仮にそれが事実だとしたら、どうしますか?
What would you do if we assume that it is true?
In this sentence, '仮に' is used as an adverb meaning 'supposing' or 'assuming', introducing a hypothetical scenario.
仮面の裏に隠れる彼の本心を知りたい。
I want to know his true feelings hidden behind the mask.
Here, '仮面' combines '仮', meaning 'temporary or false', with '面', meaning 'face', to refer to a 'mask', suggesting something worn to conceal true identity.
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