# 準 prepare / criteria

(waterleft) + (turkey) + 十 (ten)
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
BETA JERK

## Onyomi

JUN |

## Mnemonic

| In JUNE, I prepare ten turkeys by washing them with water

## Jukugo

準備(じゅんび) する | get ready ★★★★★ 準 (prepare / criteria) + 備 (furnish) = 準備 (get ready) this is the main word you'll use with this kanji: prepare (packing for a vacation, getting the restaurant ready to open for the day, and putting on makeup are all junbi).
基準(きじゅん) | a standard ★★☆☆☆ 基 (basis) + 準 (prepare / criteria) = 基準 (a standard ) criterion - the basis for judging a sex partner, potential job applicant, which songs to buy, etc. Also - unlike the OTHER きじゅん （規準）、THIS きじゅん ALSO has a second meaning: 'standard', as in, standard wages, standard price, the gold standard, standard medical ethics. Metric is our standard of measurement in Japan, whereas in USA they use their own standard.
規準(きじゅん) | a criterion ☆☆☆☆☆ 規 (criteria) + 準 (prepare / criteria) = 規準 (a criterion)

## Synonyms

criterion 基準 規準
prepare 手配 用意 準備 備える xxxしておく 覚悟 構える