1.
to conform to; to apply correspondingly; to treat as equivalent
To follow a standard or model, or to apply rules/conditions in an analogous way. Often used in legal and formal contexts meaning 'the same applies' or 'mutatis mutandis'.
前項の規定に準ずる。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply correspondingly.
正社員に準ずる待遇を受けられる。
You can receive treatment equivalent to regular employees.
この規則は契約社員にも準じて適用される。
This rule also applies correspondingly to contract employees.
CONJUGATION:
- 準ずる (dictionary form)
- 準じる (alternative form)
- 準じない (negative)
- 準じた (past)
- 準じて (te-form)
Verb type: サ変動詞 (suru-verb variant)
Transitivity: 自動詞 (intransitive) - takes に
USAGE:
- Common in legal documents, contracts, and regulations
- Often translated as "mutatis mutandis" in legal contexts
- Also written as 準じる
COMMON PATTERNS:
- ～に準ずる: to follow, conform to
- ～に準じた扱い: treatment equivalent to
- 準じて適用する: to apply correspondingly