Kanji Detail for 准 - "associate, quasi-, approve"

准

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
准 means "associate, quasi-, approve."
1. Associate - Of secondary rank.
2. Quasi- - Similar to; resembling.
3. Approve - To sanction; to permit.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

quasi-; semi-; associate

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

approve, allow, permit; in accord

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

standard, accurate; to permit, to approve, to allow

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Having a fixed meaning. Such as 准於某月某日 (scheduled for a certain date). | Having a meaning of comparison. Such as in criminal law, 准盜論 (treated as theft), meaning although different from the actual crime, this is used to compare with that. | Having a meaning of approval. Such as 准免本職 (approved dismissal from office). | Having a meaning of "according to." Such as 准某部咨行 (according to a certain ministry's communication).
Onyomi

jun(じゅん)

shun(しゅん)
Kunyomi

nazora.eru(なぞらえる)

yuru.su(ゆるす)
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

冫 (nisui)
Related Keywords
associate quasi- semi- vice- assistant deputy secondary subordinate approve permit allow authorize sanction standard criterion level equal compare measure