順
順 — Obey
obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion
On’yomiジュン (jun)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 順
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 順調 | じゅんちょう junchou | favourable; favorable; doing well |
| 順位 | じゅんい juni | order; rank; position (e.g. in a race) |
| 順 | じゅん jun | order; turn; sorting |
| 順守 | じゅんしゅ junshu | observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying |
| 順次 | じゅんじ junji | in order; sequential; seriatim |
| 手順 | てじゅん tejun | process; procedure; sequence |
Study notes
順 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #779 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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