Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
りん
Grade: 6

Grade: 4
おう
Grade: 5
へん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
臨機應變 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

(りん)()(おう)(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 edit

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