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臨機応変

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
臨 機 応 変
りん
Grade: 6 		き
Grade: 4 		おう
Grade: 5 		へん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
臨機應變 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) りんきおーへん [ríꜜǹkì òòhèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲĩŋʲkʲi o̞ːhẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

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臨(りん)機(き)応(おう)変(へん) • (rinkiōhen) 

  1. a manner that shows flexibility in response to what the situation demands; to play it by ear, to see which way the wind blows

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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