- 仮説 — hypothesis
- 仮定 — assumption
- 仮病 — feigned illness
- 仮面 — mask
- 仮名 — kana (syllabary)
- 仮 — temporary
仮 pairs the person radical 亻 with phonetic 反, hinting at “opposite” or “not the real thing.” It marks something provisional, assumed, or outwardly present but not final.
仮定の 話をしよう。
Let’s talk hypothetically.
彼は 仮病を 使って 休んだ。
He pretended to be sick to take a day off.