ひとまず

hitomazu

for the present
once
in outline

adverb

Also written 一まず

Chinese meanings

暂且

Examples

Furigana

彼かれは打うち切きって、ひとまず休きゅう息そくしようという動どう議ぎを出だした。
He made a motion that we stop and rest awhile.
他提出动议，先中断一下休息。
Tatoeba #102545

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('0e1f5e1a46'); // ひとまず

{
  "id": "0e1f5e1a46",
  "word": "ひとまず",
  "reading": "ひとまず",
  "romaji": "hitomazu",
  "meanings": [
    "for the present",
    "once",
    "in outline"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1601990,
  "other_forms": [
    "一まず"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼は打ち切って、ひとまず休息しようという動議を出した。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{打|う}ち{切|き}って、ひとまず{休息|きゅうそく}しようという{動議|どうぎ}を{出|だ}した。",
      "en": "He made a motion that we stop and rest awhile.",
      "tatoeba_id": 102545
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "5bf9ec9cf396ae1e8b49b9fd128f14a8aa38ab37e705efbda2e8cd3e15eea58f",
    "meanings": [
      "暂且"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼は打ち切って、ひとまず休息しようという動議を出した。",
        "zh": "他提出动议，先中断一下休息。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/0e1f5e1a46",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1601990; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "ba596c0791232b04c0cf22f37a7be0a0aa4aebf9e9e5ebc62a5d2cebb4ced1ef"
  }
}