Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1112 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: temporarily, a while, moment, long time

Kunyomi: しばら.く

Onyomi: ザン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: sun, day

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ザンテイ provisional, temporary, tentative

ザンショ short while

Kunyomi Examples

しばらく for a moment, for a minute, for a while, for some time, for the time being, for now, it's been a long time, long time no see

くして しばらくして after a short time, presently