Japanese symbol for “gauge”
基準
きじゅん
Romaji: kijun
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark
In Japanese, gauge is 基準, read きじゅん (kijun).
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Meanings
- n standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
Written forms: 基準、規準. Readings: きじゅん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gauge”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尺度 | しゃくど shakudo | gauge; standard; measure |
| ゲージ | ゲージ geeji | gauge |
| 計器 | けいき keiki | meter; gauge |
| メーター | メーター meetaa | meter; gauge |
| 米 | メートル meetoru | meter; gauge |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 基本 | きほん kihon | basics; fundamentals; basis |
| 基地 | きち kichi | base (military, expedition, etc.) |
| 基礎 | きそ kiso | foundation; basis |
| 基盤 | きばん kiban | base; basis; foundation |
| 基づく | もとづく motozuku | to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on) |
| 準備 | じゅんび junbi | preparation; arrangements; getting ready |
| 標準 | ひょうじゅん hyoujun | standard; criterion; norm |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
See also: Chinese symbol for “gauge”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.