standard · conform

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 準 has 13 strokes and appears in words for standards and getting ready.
• Basic usage: 基準 is read きじゅん, and 準備 is read じゅんび.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A criterion and readiness
  • 合格の基準 is the criterion for deciding whether someone passes.
  • 出発の準備ができたら means when one is ready to leave, describing a state of readiness.
• Preparing again
  • 準備し直した means preparing again. The addition of 直す expresses redoing the preparation.