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Kanji Detail for 順 - "order, to obey"

順

  • Meaning

    順 means "order, to obey." Also associated with gentle.

    1. Order - A sequence; an arrangement.

    2. Obey - To follow; to comply.

    3. Gentle - Mild; docile.

  • Words using 順

    • 順調 じゅんちょう Listen favourable; favorable; doing well
    • 順位 じゅんい Listen order; rank; position (e.g. in a race)
    • 順次 じゅんじ Listen in order; sequential; seriatim
    • 手順 てじゅん Listen process; procedure; sequence
    • 順当 じゅんとう Listen proper; right; reasonable
    • 順番 じゅんばん Listen order; turn
    • 順に じゅんに Listen in order; in turn; one by one
    • 順序 じゅんじょ Listen order; sequence; procedure

  • Four-character idioms with 順

    • 順風満帆 じゅんぷうまんぱん Listen smooth sailing
    • 一路順風 いちろじゅんぷう Listen sailing before the wind; everything is going well

  • Tattoo check: 順

    • Verified meaning: order, to obey
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あや, おさむ, かず, したがう)
    • Also carries these associations: gentle

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 順

    Given names 順(おさむ)Listen 順(かず)Listen 順(じゅん)Listen 順(じゅんじ)Listen 順(じゅんじゅん)Listen 順(すなお)Listen 順(とし)Listen 順(なお)Listen

    Surnames 順(あや)Listen 順(したがう)Listen 順(すなほ)Listen 順(はじめ)Listen

  • 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).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    jun(ジュン) ジュン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    頁 (ogai・ichinokai)

  • Related Keywords

    order obey gentle calm honest obedient sequence turn docile arrangement compliance follow hierarchy progression flow mild peaceful

Sentences including 順

  • 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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