JLPT N2 · Noun

標準 (hyoujun)

標準 (ひょうじゅん, hyoujun) is a Japanese noun meaning “standard; criterion”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひょうじゅん
Romaji: hyoujun
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

standard; criterion; norm; model; mark · noun
average; the norm; the ordinary · noun

Example sentences

私は標準英語を勉強したい。

I want to learn standard English.

Tatoeba #153095

彼の仕事は標準以下だ。

His work is below average.

Tatoeba #117227

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 標準

標

signpost, seal, markヒョウ・しるべ・しるし · 15 strokes

準

semi-, correspond to, proportionate toジュン・じゅん.じる・じゅん.ずる · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 標準.

目標もくひょうgoal標識ひょうしきsign標本ひょうほんspecimen標語ひょうごmotto座標ざひょうcoordinate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.)

Source: JMdict entry 1488710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.