Expressions 順じゅん を 追お う follow in order; go through step-by-step 順じゅん を 追お って in order; step by step; from start to end Related words 順序 is a more explicit, formal word for a sequence or order of steps, while 順 is shorter and often used as a suffix like 到着順 .
従順 is the standard modern adjective for obedient or docile, while 順 used alone in that sense sounds old-fashioned and is rarely heard today.
順番 is the everyday word for someone's turn or place in a queue, whereas 順 is more abstract and formal, common as a suffix such as 先着順 .
秩序 refers to social or systematic order, while 順 simply means a sequence or sorting order without that organizational sense.
Don't confuse with 準 is a same-sounding prefix meaning 'quasi-/semi-' (as in 準決勝 ) and is easily confused with 順 in writing despite having an unrelated meaning.
純 and 順 are pronounced identically (じゅん ) but 順 means 'order/sequence', not 'pure' or 'innocent'.
Word family· 100 rank; placing; order; precedence
procedure; process; steps
order; turn
going smoothly; favorable; on track; all right
in order; sequentially; one after another
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obedient; submissive; docile; meek
in order; in turn; one by one
adaptation; adjustment; conforming · acclimatization; acclimation
irregular; unsettled; unseasonable
proper; reasonable; natural (outcome)
batting order; batting lineup
favorable wind; tailwind
route; way; directions
postponement; moving to a later date
in no particular order; unordered; random order
word order
permutation · lining up in order; linear arrangement
seating order; order of seats
in order; in turn; one after another
ascending order
descending order
allegiance; obedience; submission
designated route; fixed route; suggested route
reverse order; inverted order
in turn; in order; by turns
stroke order
in order; one by one; in turn
filial piety; obedience to parents
job sequencing; routing; route
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Etymology Sino-Japanese じゅん written with 順 , a kanji conventionally associated with order, sequence, and compliance. The obsolete reading ずん is attested but not the normal modern reading.
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