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順

obey
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingジュン
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. obeyRtK
  2. order
    順番は以下のとおり。The order of appearance is as follows.wiki
    山鉾巡行の順番を決めるもの。The Kuji torishiki is to decide the order of floats for the Yamahoko Junko.wiki
  3. turn
    彼は順番を間違えてカードを出してしまった。He has played his card out of turn.tatoeba
  4. right
  5. docility
  6. occasion
  1. sorting
  2. obedient
  3. docile

Homonyms

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Same reading (じゅん)
旬 · ten-day period (in a month)準 · semi-純 · innocent

Popular Usage

順調順番順々順序

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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stream · flood · head (首) · page · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · drop (丶) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 136

Compound words

順調じゅんちょう
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
順番じゅんばん
order; turn
順序じゅんじょ
order; sequence; procedure
手順てじゅん
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
順にじゅんに
in order; in turn; one by one
順位じゅんい
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
順応じゅんのう
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; adjustment; acclimatization
順次じゅんじ
in order; sequential; seriatim
筆順ひつじゅん
stroke order (esp. of a Chinese character)
不順ふじゅん
irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
順路じゅんろ
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
道順みちじゅん
route; way; course; directions
順当じゅんとう
proper; right; reasonable
打順だじゅん
batting order; batting line-up
順々にじゅんじゅんに
in order; in turn
アルファベット順アルファベットじゅん
alphabetical order
一順いちじゅん
one round
温順おんじゅん
docile
帰順きじゅん
submission
恭順きょうじゅん
allegiance
語順ごじゅん
word order
孝順こうじゅん
obedience
順奉じゅんぽう
obeying
昇順しょうじゅん
ascending order

Additional Examples

彼は新しい生活へ自分を順応させた。
He adapted himself to his new life.tatoeba
彼は新しい環境に順応するのが早い。
He is quick to adapt to new circumstances.tatoeba
彼は順風満帆だ。
He is on a roll.tatoeba
このように豊後攻略は順調に進展した。
In this way, the operation to conquer Bungo was progressing smoothly.wiki
ただし、改革は決して順調とは言えなかった。
However, the reforms were anything but smooth.wiki
その順序は、以下のとおりである。
The order was as listed below:wiki
取り外す場合はその逆の順序である。
To take them off, follow the opposite order.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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