- 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.
