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順序

じゅんじょ

sequence

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Examples

  1. 順序を守って並ぶ。

    じゅんじょをまもってならぶ。

    Line up in the correct order.

  2. 作業の順序を説明します。

    さぎょうのじゅんじょをせつめいします。

    I'll explain the sequence of the work.

  3. 順序が違うと、うまくいきません。

    じゅんじょがちがうと、うまくいきません。

    If the sequence is wrong, it won't work out.

  4. 説明書の順序通りに組み立ててください。

    せつめいしょのじゅんじょどおりにくみたててください。

    Please assemble it in the order given in the instructions.

Common patterns

順序が違う
the order is wrong
順序通りに
in the prescribed order
順序を守る
to keep to the proper order

Memory tip

順序 is stiffer and more written than 順番, and it is about the arrangement of steps or items, not about whose turn it is. If someone cuts in line, you complain about 順番, not 順序.

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