Kanji N2

準: semi-, correspond to, proportionate to

準 is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning semi-, correspond to, proportionate to, written with 13 strokes. It is read ジュン (on) and じゅんじる, じゅんずる, なぞらえる (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 5. You will see it in 準備 (じゅんび, preparation) and 水準 (すいじゅん, level).

準

Meanings

  • semi-
  • correspond to
  • proportionate to
  • conform
  • imitate
Strokes13
JLPT levelN2
School gradeGrade 5
Frequency#425 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ジュン

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • 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

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 13. Start at the dot.

Common words with 準

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 準備じゅんび

    preparation; arrangements; getting ready

    JLPT N4
  • 水準すいじゅん

    level; standard

    JLPT N3
  • 基準きじゅん

    standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure

    JLPT N2
  • 標準ひょうじゅん

    standard; criterion; norm; model; mark

    JLPT N2
  • 準じるじゅんじる

    to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.)

    JLPT N1
  • 準ずるじゅんずる

    to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.)

    JLPT N1
  • 準急じゅんきゅう

    semi-express train; local express train

    JLPT N1
  • 準決勝じゅんけっしょう

    semifinal

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.