| The Japanese word | |
基準 |
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| kijun | きじゅん | |
| means | |
| standard, basis, criteria, norm | |
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どんな基準で誰に投票するか決めていますか。
donna kijun de dare ni tōhyō suru ka kime te i masu ka. What criteria do you use in deciding who to vote for? |
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観光客の服装は地元の礼儀正しさの基準にかなっていない。
kankō kyaku no fukusō wa jimoto no reigi tadashi sa no kijun ni kanatte i nai. The way tourists dress offends the local standard of propriety. | The way tourists dress offends local standards of propriety. |
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ロックの場合、何を基準にハイファイとするのかが難しいですね。
rokku no bāi, nani o kijun ni haifai to suru no ka ga muzukashī desu ne. For rock it's hard to know on what basis you should call something 'hi-fi'. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

