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How to say 'Order' in Japanese | 注文

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The Japanese word for Order is 'Chuumon', written as 注文 in Japanese.'Order' in hiragana is ちゅうもん.

    word

    注文

    Meaning

    Order

    Reading

    ちゅうもん

    chuumon

    Kanji

    注Pour 文Sentence

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '注文 (ちゅうもん)' primarily means 'order' and is used in contexts such as ordering food at a restaurant, placing an order for goods, or requesting a service. It conveys the act of making a request or placing a demand for something. For example: I will order sushi「寿司を注文します」(すしをちゅうもんします). He placed an order for a new book「彼は新しい本を注文しました」(かれはあたらしいほんをちゅうもんしました). The word can also imply a specific request or customization, as in 'custom order' or 'special order'. It is commonly used in both casual and formal settings.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1339

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 注文

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    注

    Meaning

    Pour

  • kanji

    文

    Meaning

    Sentence

Words Related to 注文 Through the Kanji 注

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 注 as well.

  • word

    注目

    Meaning

    Attention

  • word

    注意

    Meaning

    Attention

  • word

    注

    Meaning

    Note

  • word

    注射

    Meaning

    Injection

  • word

    注ぐ

    Meaning

    Pour, Direct

  • word

    不注意

    Meaning

    Carelessness

  • word

    注意深い

    Meaning

    Careful

Words Related to 注文 Through the Kanji 文

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 文 as well.

  • word

    文化

    Meaning

    Culture

  • word

    文字

    Meaning

    Character, Letter

  • word

    作文

    Meaning

    Composition

  • word

    文

    Meaning

    Sentence

  • word

    文学

    Meaning

    Literature

  • word

    文章

    Meaning

    Writing

  • word

    文房具

    Meaning

    Stationery

  • word

    文書

    Meaning

    Document

  • word

    例文

    Meaning

    Example

  • word

    文明

    Meaning

    Civilization

  • word

    英文

    Meaning

    English writing

  • word

    論文

    Meaning

    Paper, Thesis

  • word

    文句

    Meaning

    Phrase, Complaint

  • word

    人文科学

    Meaning

    Humanities

  • word

    文献

    Meaning

    Document

  • word

    文庫

    Meaning

    Library, Paperback

  • word

    文部

    Meaning

    Education

  • word

    文芸

    Meaning

    Literature

  • word

    本文

    Meaning

    Main text

  • word

    文学者

    Meaning

    Literary scholar

  • word

    文化的

    Meaning

    Cultural

  • word

    文法

    Meaning

    Grammar

  • word

    文化財

    Meaning

    Cultural asset

  • word

    文系

    Meaning

    Humanities

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'Chuumon' means 'Order' .

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