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Kyōiku Kanji

規 — “rule / standard” in Japanese

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“rule / standard” in Japanese is 規, read ki (き). It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 規則 (rule).

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What does 規 mean?

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Kanji規
Meaningrule / standard
Readingsき
GradeGrade 5 (Hard)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example規則 (rule)

How to read 規

規 is read ki (き) depending on the word.

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Updated: 2026-08-28
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