臨機応変

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

Noun

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