SHORT WHILE

暫　ザン　しばらく

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short while, for the time being, temporary, provisional
暫時・ざんじ・short while, a moment
暫定の・ざんていの・provisional, temporary
暫定案・ざんていあん・provisional plan
KUN
暫く・しばらく・for a while. for hte time being

"sun/day" + a character meaning "behead/kill" which is a combination of "vehicle/palanquin" and "axe" - hence original meaning was to kill someone in their palanquin, which had to be done swiftly! Also with connotation of beheade began to connote swiftness - then together with sun/day a short while. Confusingly it can also mean a long time (like English " a while".

TEST
short while, a moment
provisional, tentative
provisional plan
for the time being