Vocabulary

What does 準じる (じゅんじる, junjiru) mean?

準じる (じゅんじる, junjiru) means to conform to, to follow, to be treated in accordance with.

Quick facts
Readingじゅんじる
Romajijunjiru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
じゅんじる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjunjiru

to conform to, to follow, to be treated in accordance with

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to be proportionate to
  3. 3ichidan verb · intransitive to correspond to; to be equivalent to; to be treated in the same way as

Example sentences

  • The contract was drafted in accordance with precedent.

  • Even new employees are given treatment equivalent to that of regular employees.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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