准 means “associate, quasi-, ratify”

じゅん · jun

Also: semi-

On'yomi (Chinese reading): ジュン

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 10 strokes

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A bird (隹) beside ice (冫): 准 began as a shortened 準, standard, its two ice drops standing in for water (氵). It marks one step below full rank, so a 准教授 is an associate professor, and to 批准 a treaty is to ratify it.

Used in 批准 (hijun, ratification), 准教授 (junkyouju, associate professor), and 准将 (junshou, brigadier general)

准 means “associate, quasi-, ratify”

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