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Kanji Detail for 規 - "rule, standard"

規

  • Meaning

    規 means "rule, standard." Also associated with compass.

    1. Rule - A regulation or principle; a standard.

    2. Compass - A tool for drawing circles.

    3. Standard - A criterion for measurement; a norm.

    4. Correct - To admonish; to set right.

    5. Plan - To design; to arrange in advance.

  • Words using 規

    • 規制 きせい Listen regulation; (traffic) policing; control
    • 規模 きぼ Listen scale; scope; plan
    • 規定 きてい Listen stipulation; prescription; provision
    • 大規模 だいきぼ Listen large-scale
    • 新規 しんき Listen new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation)
    • 規則 きそく Listen rule; regulation
    • 正規 せいき Listen regular; normal; formal
    • 規格 きかく Listen standard; norm

  • Four-character idioms with 規

    • 杓子定規 しゃくしじょうぎ Listen strict; hidebound; inflexible
    • 規制緩和 きせいかんわ Listen deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions; relaxation of regulations
    • 規矩準縄 きくじゅんじょう Listen rules and standards; norms; criteria

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    • Verified meaning: rule, standard
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ただし, ただす, のり, のりみ)
    • Also carries these associations: compass

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 規

    Given names 規(ただし)Listen 規(ただす)Listen 規(のり)Listen 規(のりみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    standard; measure

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rules, regulations, customs, law

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    compass; a rule; regulation; to admonish; to plan; to scheme

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    rules, regulations, customs, law

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

    An instrument for making perfect circles. Its construction has one handle and two arms that can expand and contract. Making the distance between the two arm ends match the radius of a circle. One end points to the center, one end rotates around. This creates a circle. Commonly also called a compass. Therefore all perfectly round things are called 規. Such as saying 周旋中規 (circling within the compass). | Laws and rules. Such as 規則 (rules), 規約 (regulations). | To correct people with laws. Such as 規諫 (admonish), 規勸 (advise). | To plan and measure. Such as 規為 (planning), 規畫 (plan). | Established practices are called 規. Such as 陋規 (corrupt practices), 節規 (seasonal regulations).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    見 (miru)

  • Related Keywords

    rule compass standard admonish correct devise model plan precept rectify uphold regulation norm code convention criterion framework guideline law order pattern principle procedure protocol

Sentences including 規

  • What you did is against the rules.

  • We must observe the rules.

  • You should conform to the rules.

  • The rule should be revised.

  • It is now necessary to add another rule.

  • The government should do away with those old regulations.

  • This rule does not apply.

  • We should obey the traffic rules.

  • You must conform to the rules.

  • Rules are to be observed.

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