にわか

俄

Common word

  1. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    sudden, abrupt, unexpected, immediate, hasty, improvised, impromptu, offhand
    word usually written using kana alone

    • にわか仕込みの知識ではその問題は解けなかった。
      Hastily acquired knowledge was not enough to solve the problem.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    impromptu skit
    sometimes written as 仁輪加
    abbreviation

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    bandwagon fan, fair-weather fan
    abbreviation
    slang
    word usually written using kana alone