Japanese symbol for “level”
水準
すいじゅん
Romaji: suijun
level; standard
In Japanese, level is 水準, read すいじゅん (suijun).
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Meanings
- n level; standard
- n water level
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “level”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| レベル | レベル reberu | level; standard; grade |
| 台 | だい dai | level (e.g. price level); mark; range |
| 線 | せん sen | level |
| 段階 | だんかい dankai | level; rank; grade |
| 水平 | すいへい suihei | horizontal; level; even |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 水素 | すいそ suiso | hydrogen (H) |
| 水分 | すいぶん suibun | water; liquid; fluid |
| 水泳 | すいえい suiei | swimming |
| 準備 | じゅんび junbi | preparation; arrangements; getting ready |
| 基準 | きじゅん kijun | standard; criterion; norm |
| 標準 | ひょうじゅん hyoujun | standard; criterion; norm |
See also: Chinese symbol for “level”.
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.