准
准 — Quasi-
quasi-, semi-, associate
On’yomiジュン (jun)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 准
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 批准 | ひじゅん hijun | ratification |
| 准将 | じゅんしょう junshou | commodore; brigadier general |
| 准看護婦 | じゅんかんごふ junkangofu | (female) assistant nurse; practical nurse |
Study notes
准 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1441 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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