にわか
Meanings
Na-adjective
No-adjective
1. sudden; abrupt; unexpected; immediate (Usually kana, occ. written 遽か)
Prefix
Na-adjective
2. improvised; hasty; impromptu; offhand (Usually kana)
Noun
3. impromptu skit (Abbreviation, occ. written 仁輪加 or 仁和加)
Other spellings
俄俄か
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
にわか
Used in vocabulary
にわか仕込み
hasty preparation; cramming; makeshift knowledge; goods prepared in a hurry (after they were already needed); makeshift; half-baked; cobbled together; superficial
Noun
Examples1
にわか
Hastily acquired knowledge was not enough to solve the problem.