Kanji · first appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary
準

準 – semi-, correspond to, proportionate to

13 strokesTaught in grade 5#425 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 準 means semi-, correspond to, proportionate to, conform, imitate. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジュン (jun); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is 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 (junjiru, junzuru, nazoraeru, nori, hitoshii, mizumori). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiジュンjun
Kun’yomiじゅん.じるjunjiru
Kun’yomiじゅん.ずるjunzuru
Kun’yomiなぞら.えるnazoraeru
Kun’yomiのりnori
Kun’yomiひと.しいhitoshii
Kun’yomiみずもりmizumori

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 十・汁・隹.

Words using 準

準備じゅんびpreparation水準すいじゅんlevel基準きじゅんstandard規準きじゅんstandard標準ひょうじゅんstandard準急じゅんきゅうsemi-express train準じるじゅんじるto follow (a rule, precedent, etc.)

Example sentences

準備ができるまでちょっと待ってくれ。
Hang on a bit until I'm ready.
君の仕事は期待している水準に達していない。
Your work comes short of the expected standard.
あいての基準を受け入れるのは、そのあいての力に服従することだ。
Accepting the other's norms is submitting to the other's power.

Kanji with the same radical

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