規
standard, measure
Readings
On'yomi
- キ
Kun'yomi
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Nanori
- すのり
- ただし
- のり
- み
Meaning
規 centers on a fixed reference point used for comparison: a standard, rule, or measure against which things are evaluated.
Most common words using 規
20 of 294- 規模きぼN2
scale; scope; plan; structure
- 規制きせいN1
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
- 新規しんきN1
new; fresh
- 規則きそくN4
rule; regulation
- 規定きていN1
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
- 正規せいきN1
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
- 規格きかくN1
standard; norm
- 規約きやくN1
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
- 小規模しょうきぼ
small scale
- 規範きはんN1
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
- 規律きりつN2
order; observance; discipline
- 不規則ふきそくN2
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
- 法規ほうきN1
laws and regulations; legislation
- 規程きてい
official regulations; inner rules
- 定規じょうぎN3
(measuring) ruler
- 中規模ちゅうきぼ
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
- 規則正しいきそくただしいN2
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
- 規正きせい
correction
- 子規しき
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 内規ないき
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
Study
Etymology
規 combines 夫 (man) and 見 (see), suggesting a man observing or setting a standard. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component combination is well established.
Meaning mnemonic
A man (夫) looking (見) at something to check if it meets the standard. Imagine a carpenter holding a ruler and eyeing a board to measure it.
Reading mnemonic
For キ, imagine a key standard that everything must match: key -> キ, and the man uses it to measure.