Kanji

What does the kanji 準 mean?

準 means standard, criterion; semi-, quasi-. On'yomi ジュン. Kun'yomi じゅん.じる、じゅん.ずる、なぞら.える、のり、ひと.しい、みずもり.

Quick facts
On'yomiジュン
Kun'yomiじゅん.じる、じゅん.ずる、なぞら.える、のり、ひと.しい、みずもり
Strokes13
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi ジュンKun'yomi じゅん.じる、じゅん.ずる、なぞら.える、のり、ひと.しい、みずもり
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

standard, criterion; semi-, quasi-

Memory hook

A bird (隹) balancing beside water (氵) and the ten (十) mark, setting the level — STANDARD, SEMI.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Common words

  • 基準きじゅんstandard, criterion
  • 水準すいじゅんlevel, standard
  • 準備じゅんびpreparation
  • 規準きじゅんcriterion, standard
  • 準じるじゅんじるto conform to, to be based on, to apply correspondingly

More words with this kanji

  • 標準ひょうじゅんstandard, norm
  • 準急じゅんきゅうsemi-express train

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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.