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What does the kanji 准 mean?

准 means approval, sanction; associate, quasi- (rank). On'yomi ジュン.

Quick facts
On'yomiジュン
Strokes10
Main radical冫
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ジュン
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

approval, sanction; associate, quasi- (rank)

Memory hook

The bird (隹) balancing exactly on the ice (冫) — STANDARD, APPROVE, ASSOCIATE.

Main radical

冫ice 2 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.