How to say 'Order' in Japanese | 秩序

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The Japanese word for Order is 'Chitsujo', written as 秩序 in Japanese.'Order' in hiragana is ちつじょ.

word

秩序

Meaning

Order

Reading

ちつじょ

chitsujo

Kanji

秩Order, Regularity 序Beginning, Preface

Explanation

The Japanese noun '秩序 (ちつじょ)' means 'order' in the sense of a systematic or harmonious arrangement. It is often used to describe social, natural, or organizational systems where things are structured and functioning properly. For example: maintaining social order「社会の秩序を守る」(しゃかいのちつじょをまもる). The natural order of the ecosystem「生態系の秩序」(せいたいけいのちつじょ). This word is commonly used in formal or academic contexts to discuss stability, rules, or systems. It is not used to describe personal tidiness or neatness, which would be expressed with words like '整理 (せいり)'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2404

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 秩序

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

秩

Meaning

Order, Regularity

kanji

序

Meaning

Beginning, Preface

Words Related to 秩序 Through the Kanji 序

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 序 as well.

word

序で

Meaning

Opportunity

word

順序

Meaning

Order, Sequence

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