オーダー

also: オーダ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

Used for placing an order in a restaurant, shop, or for custom-made items. Often used with する to mean 'to order'.

noun

Refers to the arrangement or sequence of things. Less common than 順番 (じゅんばん) in everyday speech.

noun

Used in technical or mathematical contexts to describe scale or magnitude. Often appears in phrases like オーダーが違う (of a different order).

この問もん題だいは前まえのものとはオーダーが違ちがう。
This problem is on a completely different scale from the previous one.

noun

architecture

Refers to a classical architectural order (e.g., Doric, Ionic). A specialized term.

この建たて物ものの柱はしらはコリント式しきオーダーを採さい用ようしている。
The columns of this building use the Corinthian order.

オーダーUsage98%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'order'.
オーダUsage2%
search-only kana form
Search-only kana form without the long vowel mark; not a standard written form.

注ちゅう文もん
注文 is the more traditional Japanese word for 'order' (goods/services) and is more common in formal or written contexts. オーダー is a casual loanword often used in restaurants or for custom orders.
順じゅん番ばん
順番 is the standard word for 'order' as in sequence or turn, while オーダー in this sense is more technical or formal.

Borrowed from English 'order'. The spelling オーダー reflects the long vowel pronunciation.