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基準 (きじゅん): standard, basis, criteria — Japanese vocabulary

基準 is read きじゅん and means "standard, basis, criteria". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

基準

Reading
きじゅん · kijun
Translation
standard, basis, criteria
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
きじゅんが

Example

私たちの家は西欧の基準から見ると小さすぎるとのことです。

わたしたちのいえはせいおうのきじゅんからみるとちいさすぎるとのことです。

They say our house is too small by Western standards.

Kanji in this word

  • 基 — base, foundation
  • 準 — semi, standard

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