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Kanji Detail for 順 - "order, obey, gentle"

  • Meaning

    順 means "order, obey, gentle."

    1. Order - A sequence; an arrangement.

    2. Obey - To follow; to comply.

    3. Gentle - Mild; docile.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    obey; order; turn; right; docility; occasion

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    obey, submit to, go along with

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to submit to, to obey, to go along with

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To follow. The meaning of not opposing. As in juniors following the orders and wishes of elders. | Content and happy. The Doctrine of the Mean says: "The parents must be content." | To submit. The Book of Odes says: "The four states submitted to him." | Smooth. Flowing and convenient are both called 順. As in 順利 (smooth), 順便 (convenient).
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Sentences including

  • She asked the same question of everyone in turn.

  • Wait until your turn comes.

  • They each sang in turn.

  • He waited his turn.

  • The students answered in order.

  • So far everything has been going well.

  • As far as i am concerned , everything is all right.

  • How is your work coming along?

  • It's your turn to answer the question.

  • Everything was in order until he came.

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