取りあえず

Japanese
Kanji in this term
取
と
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 取り (tori, “taking”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 取る (toru, “to take”)) +‎ 敢えず (aezu, related to 敢えて (aete, “daring”)).

Alternative forms
  • 取 (と)り敢 (あ)えず, 取 (とり)敢 (あ)えず

Adverb

取りあえず (hiragana とりあえず, rōmaji toriaezu, historical hiragana とりあへず)

  1. at once, first of all, for the time being
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