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Kanji Detail for 準 - "standard, level"

準

  • Meaning

    準 means "standard, level." Also associated with prepare.

    1. Standard - A criterion; a measure.

    2. Level - Flat and even; horizontal.

    3. Prepare - To get ready; to make ready.

    4. Semi- - Quasi-; almost equivalent to.

  • Words using 準

    • 基準 きじゅん Listen standard; criterion; norm
    • 水準 すいじゅん Listen level; standard; water level
    • 準備 じゅんび Listen preparation; arrangements; getting ready
    • 標準 ひょうじゅん Listen standard; criterion; norm
    • 準決勝 じゅんけっしょう Listen semifinal
    • 高水準 こうすいじゅん Listen high level
    • 低水準 ていすいじゅん Listen substandard; low-level
    • 照準 しょうじゅん Listen sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

  • Four-character idioms with 準

    • 規矩準縄 きくじゅんじょう Listen rules and standards; norms; criteria

  • Tattoo check: 準

    • Verified meaning: standard, level
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read じゅん, じゅんじ, ただし, はやと)
    • Also carries these associations: prepare

    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 準

    Given names 準(じゅん)Listen 準(ただし)Listen 準(ひとし)Listen

    Surnames 準(じゅんじ)Listen 準(はやと)Listen 準(ひさし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    semi-; correspond to; proportionate to; conform; imitate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rule, guideline, standard

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para-

    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

    Level, even. | An instrument for leveling is also called 準. Made of wood as a trough with water placed in it to determine level, hence colloquially also called 水平 (water level). | A standard. Used as a model or rule. As in 標準 (standard), 準則 (criterion). | The nose. A high and prominent nose is called 隆準.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    jun(ジュン) ジュン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hito.shii(ひと-しい) ひと-しい

    jun.jiru(じゅん-じる) じゅん-じる

    jun.zuru(じゅん-ずる) じゅん-ずる

    mizumori(みずもり) みずもり

    nazora.eru(なぞら-える) なぞら-える

    nori(のり) のり

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    standard level prepare measure semi- quasi take over criterion norm gauge guideline model benchmark approximate equivalent even flat horizontal pattern ready regulation rule specification requirement

Sentences including 準

  • My older brother did all the preparation for us.

  • Are you ready to set off?

  • She has been busy preparing for her trip to the u.s.

  • All systems are go.

  • You have to learn standard english.

  • Well , at least let me set up the table.

  • I prepared well for this examination.

  • Mother prepared lunch for me.

  • I'm ready whenever you may come.

  • They are preparing for their trip.

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