準拠

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 準拠, read じゅんきょ, and it combines 準, meaning standard, with 拠, meaning basis or reliance.
• Basic usage: 準拠 is conformity or compliance with a specified format, specification, or standard used as a basis.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Conforming to a standard rather than merely consulting it
  • Both examples use the form 準拠. The report is made to match a designated format, and the device complies with common safety standards rather than merely referring to them.
• A report's required format and a device's safety compliance
  • 報告書は指定された形式に準拠して作成した。 — The report was prepared in accordance with the specified format.
  • この装置は共通の安全基準に準拠している。 — This device complies with common safety standards.