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Japanese symbol for “norm”

Romaji: kijun
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark

In Japanese, norm is , read (kijun).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines
on: キ
kun: もと、もとい
11 strokes · JLPT 2
semi-, correspond to, proportionate to
on: ジュン
kun: じゅん.じる、じゅん.ずる、なぞら.える、のり
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “norm”

WordReadingMeaning
ひょうじゅん hyoujunstandard; criterion; norm
きはん kihanmodel; standard; pattern
きかく kikakustandard; norm
あたりまえ atarimaeusual; common; ordinary
ノーム noomunorm

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きほん kihonbasics; fundamentals; basis
きち kichibase (military, expedition, etc.)
きそ kisofoundation; basis
きばん kibanbase; basis; foundation
もとづく motozukuto be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on)
じゅんび junbipreparation; arrangements; getting ready
ひょうじゅん hyoujunstandard; criterion; norm
すいじゅん suijunlevel; standard

See also: Chinese symbol for “norm”.

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.

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