準

Meaning

準 centers on aligning with a standard: being semi- or quasi-, corresponding proportionately, conforming to a model, or imitating something. The meanings share the idea of measuring up to a reference point.

• 準備じゅんび
  N5

  preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

• 基準きじゅん
  N2

  standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge; basis

• 標準ひょうじゅん
  N2

  standard; criterion; norm; model; mark

• 準じゅん

  semi-; quasi-; associate

• 水準すいじゅん
  N3

  level; standard

• 準決勝じゅんけっしょう

  semifinal

• 準拠じゅんきょ

  being based on; following (a rule, guidelines, etc.); conforming to (standards, regulations, etc.); complying with

• 照準しょうじゅん

  sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

• 準ずるじゅんずる
  N1

  to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on; to apply correspondingly

• 標準時ひょうじゅんじ

  standard time

• 準用じゅんよう

  to apply (the law) with necessary modifications; to apply mutatis mutandis; to apply correspondingly

• 高水準こうすいじゅん

  high level

• 準えるなぞらえる
  N1

  to liken to; to compare to

• 準急じゅんきゅう
  N1

  semi-express train; local express train; sub-express train

• 準じるじゅんじる
  N1

  to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on; to apply correspondingly

• 平準へいじゅん

  level

• 準則じゅんそく

  regulations; standard

• 低水準ていすいじゅん

  substandard; low-level

• 労働基準法ろうどうきじゅんほう

  Labor Standards Act

• 基準法きじゅんほう

  basic law

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