準

semi-, quasi-

JLPT N2 Grade 5 13 strokes

Kun'yomi: じゅん.じる・じゅん.ずる・なぞら.える・のり
On'yomi: ジュン
Radical: 氵 · water (water (left-side radical))

準 means "semi-, quasi-". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 13 strokes. It is read じゅん.じる・じゅん.ずる・なぞら.える・のり in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ジュン in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

準 in example sentences

準備じゅんびできてる？

Junbi dekiteru?

Are you ready?
準備じゅんびはできてた？

Junbi wa dekiteta?

Were you ready?
大体だいたい準備じゅんびできた？

Daitai junbi dekita?

Are you about ready?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 準

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Common questions

What does the kanji 準 mean?: 準 means "semi-, quasi-". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 準 have?: 準 is written in 13 strokes.
How is 準 read?: It is read じゅん.じる・じゅん.ずる・なぞら.える・のり in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ジュン in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 準?: 準 is a JLPT N2 kanji.

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