How to say "Procedure" or "Dependence" in Japanese | 次第

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Procedure" or "Dependence" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Procedure" or "Dependence" is "Shidai", written in japanese as "次第".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '次第 (しだい)' has two primary meanings. The first meaning is 'dependence', indicating that something is contingent upon or determined by another factor. For example: It depends on the weather「天気次第です」(てんきしだいです). The second meaning is 'procedure' or 'order', referring to the sequence or method in which things are done. For example: The meeting will proceed according to the agenda「会議は次第に従って進みます」(かいぎはしだいにしたがってすすみます). The word can also be used as a suffix to indicate that something will happen as soon as a certain condition is met, as in '着き次第 (つきしだい)', meaning 'as soon as I arrive'.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "次" means "Next" and can be read as "Ji", "Shi", "Tsu" and "Tsugi". And The kanji "第" means "Ordinal number" and can be read as "Dai".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Shidai" mean in japanese?

"Shidai" means "Procedure" or "Dependence" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "ぎ" is read as "gi". The hiragana "だ" is read as "da". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.