順

• 読み: じゅん
• ローマ字: jun
• 漢字の分解: 順 (jun) — order, sequence, turn
• 発音: /dʑɯɴ/

意味

Order; turn; sequence. The arrangement or succession of things.

A noun and suffix indicating the order or sequence of things. Used both as a standalone word and as a suffix in compounds like 順番 (turn), 順序 (sequence), and 五十音順 (alphabetical order in Japanese). As a suffix, it attaches to criteria: 年齢順 (by age), 大きさ順 (by size). Often paired with に to form the adverbial 順に (in order).

例文

1. 名前を五十音順に並べてください。
2. 順に説明しますので少々お待ちください。
3. 年齢順に座ることになった。

使い方ガイド

場面: organisation, instructions, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 順 combines the river radical 川 with 頁 (head/page), suggesting the natural flow or sequence of things, like water following a course.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal