班はん次じ

noun

ranking; order of precedence

Refers to the order or ranking among people, often in formal, official, or historical settings. The word is rare and may be replaced by more common terms like 順位 or 序列 in modern Japanese.

• 古ふるい文ぶん書しょでは、官かん位いの班はん次じが細こまかく定さだめられていた。

  In old documents, the ranking of official positions was minutely stipulated.