仮設

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
せつ
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
假設 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠se̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

()(せつ) • (kasetsu

  1. makeshift, provisional, temporary
    仮設住宅(かせつじゅうたく)()らす被災者(ひさいしゃ)
    kasetsu jūtaku de kurasu hisaisha
    disaster victims living in temporary housing

Verb

()(せつ)する • (kasetsu surutransitive suru (stem ()(せつ) (kasetsu shi), past ()(せつ)した (kasetsu shita))

  1. construct provisionally
  2. assume; presuppose; hypothesize
    • 1947, 寺田寅彦, 比較言語学における統計的研究法の可能性について[1]:
      [...] 少なくもここにABという一つの「鎖の輪」が、従来よりはやや科学的な根拠の上に仮設される。
      [...] sukunaku mo koko ni ē bī to iu hitotsu no “kusari no wa” ga, jūrai yori wa yaya kagakuteki na konkyo no ue ni kasetsu sareru.
      [...] then at the very least, we can hypothesize that one "link in the chain" called AB is based on a slightly more scientific basis than before.

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