look to, face, meet, confront

About this kanji

The kanji 臨, pronounced 'rin' in on'yomi and 'nozomu' in kun'yomi, primarily means to look to, face, or confront something. It is often used in verbs and nouns related to attending or confronting situations. For example, 臨時 (rinji) means temporary, often used to describe something that's not permanent, while 臨床 (rinshou) refers to clinical, usually in a medical context. Another compound, 臨海 (rinkai), means coastal, indicating areas near the sea. A common usage note for this kanji is its verb form, 臨む (nozomu), which means to look out on or to face, often used in more formal or serious contexts.

Example sentences

• 臨時の会議が開かれる予定だ。

  An emergency meeting is scheduled to be held.

Meanings across languages

English

look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on

Tiếng Việt

nhìn đến, đối mặt, gặp gỡ, đối diện, tham dự, gọi đến

日本語

臨む, 直面する, 会う, 対処する, 出席する, 訪れる

한국어

보다, 마주하다, 만나다, 대면하다, 참석하다, 찾다

中文

临近, 面对, 会见, 面对, 出席, 拜访

id

memperhatikan

th

มองไปที่

es

mirar hacia

fr

regarder vers

de

blicken auf

pt

olhar para

Common compounds

• 臨時りんじtemporary, provisional, interim
• 臨床りんしょうclinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial)
• 臨海りんかいcoastal, seaside, oceanfront
• 君臨くんりんreigning (over a country), dominating, controlling
• 臨むのぞむto look out on, to overlook, to front onto
• 臨界りんかいboundary, (nuclear) criticality, critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
• 臨終りんじゅうdeathbed, dying hour, one's death
• 臨場感りんじょうかん(sense of) presence, feeling as if one was there, feeling of actually being there