準じる・准じる|じゅんじるjunjiru[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
準じる準じる is the most common form and the one learners will most often encounter, so use it when writing this word.
准じる准じる is a rarely used kanji-and-kana variant. Recognize it when you encounter it, but beginners should normally choose 準じる instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on; to apply correspondingly
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be proportionate to
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto correspond to; to be equivalent to; to be treated in the same way as
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 準じる（じゅんじる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 準じます（じゅんじます） |
| Negative (nai) | 準じない（じゅんじない） |
| polite (masen) | 準じません（じゅんじません） |
| classical zu / nu | 準じず・準じぬ（じゅんじず・じゅんじぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 準じた（じゅんじた） |
| polite (mashita) | 準じました（じゅんじました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 準じなかった（じゅんじなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 準じませんでした（じゅんじませんでした） |
| Te form | 準じて（じゅんじて） |
| Potential | 準じられる（じゅんじられる） |
| Passive | 準じられる（じゅんじられる） |
| Causative | 準じさせる（じゅんじさせる） |
| Causative passive | 準じさせられる（じゅんじさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 準じれば（じゅんじれば） |
| tara | 準じたら（じゅんじたら） |
| Volitional | 準じよう（じゅんじよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 準じましょう（じゅんじましょう） |
| Imperative | 準じろ（じゅんじろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym準ずるじゅんずるNeutralThe same word in its 「ずる」 form (「正社員に準ずる待遇」); the meaning is identical to 準じる, but it has a more written, formal feel.
- Synonym従うしたがうNeutralThe most general word, covering obeying and complying (「指示に従う」); it lacks 準じる's nuance of being treated as equivalent to something.
- Synonym準拠じゅんきょNeutralA noun for basing something on a standard (「教科書準拠」), used mostly of textbooks and specifications; 準じる applies more widely.
- RelatedならうNeutralMeans to imitate or model oneself on something (「先例に倣う」), stressing copying how predecessors did it; 準じる is about conforming to a standard, not imitation.
- Related踏襲とうしゅうNeutralA noun meaning to carry on a precedent or policy as is (「前例を踏襲する」); it stresses inheriting something unchanged, while 準じる is broader.
- Related則るのっとるNeutralFocuses on taking a rule or precedent as one's standard (「法に則る」「伝統に則る」); unlike 準じる, it does not cover being treated on a par with something.
- Antonym反するはんするNeutralAntonym: to be contrary to or violate something (「規則に反する」), the opposite of conforming as 準じる does.
- Antonym違背するNeutralAntonym: to go against or betray (「命令に違背する」), the opposite of following or conforming as 準じる does.
Use 「準じる」 when a rule or precedent is the standard or when someone is treated on a par with another (「前例に準じて」「正社員に準じる」). Pick 「則る」 for following norms, 「従う」 for obeying, 「準拠」 for textbook/spec standards; the opposites are 「反する」 and 「違背する」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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