sign · standard

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 標 has 15 strokes and appears in words for goals and standards.
• Basic usage: 目標 is read もくひょう, and 標準 is read ひょうじゅん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• What is set as a goal
  • 本を読むことを目標にしている means making reading books one's goal.
  • こと after the action turns it into a noun-like unit naming the goal.
• A standard and standard equipment
  • 標準で付いている means included as standard equipment.
  • 標準とされる大きさ means the size considered standard.