(きじゅん)

きじゅん
noun
standard, criterion, norm
See also: 基準(きじゅん) (standard (基準))
1. standard, criterion, norm, basis
A measure or principle used as a basis for judgment or comparison.
合格(ごうかく)規準(きじゅん)(なん)ですか。
What are the criteria for passing?
この規準(きじゅん)(もと)づいて判断(はんだん)する。
I will judge based on this standard.
国際(こくさい)規準(きじゅん)()たす必要(ひつよう)がある。
It needs to meet international standards.

規準(きじゅん) means a standard, criterion, or norm used as a basis for judgment or comparison.

KANJI NOTE:
Also very commonly written as 基準(きじゅん). Both spellings are read きじゅん and are largely interchangeable. 基準(きじゅん) (with () = foundation) is more common in everyday use; 規準(きじゅん) (with () = rule) emphasizes an established rule or regulation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 規準(きじゅん)(もう)ける: to establish a standard
  • 規準(きじゅん)()たす: to meet a standard
  • 規準(きじゅん)(もと)づく: to be based on a standard
  • 判断(はんだん)規準(きじゅん): criterion for judgment
  • 国際(こくさい)規準(きじゅん): international standard

RELATED TERMS:

  • 標準(ひょうじゅん): standard (more general, as in "standard level")
  • 水準(すいじゅん): level, standard (often for quality or economic level)