JLPT N2 · Noun

基準 (kijun)

基準 (きじゅん, kijun) is a Japanese noun meaning “standard; criterion”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きじゅん
Romaji: kijun
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure · noun

Example sentences

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.

Tatoeba #234583

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

Kanji in 基準

基

fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machinesキ・もと・もとい · 11 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 基準.

基もとorigin基本きほんbasics基づくもとづくto be based (on)基礎きそfoundation基地きちbase (military, expedition, etc.)基盤きばんbase基金ききんfund準備じゅんびpreparation水準すいじゅんlevel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.)

Source: JMdict entry 1591210 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.