JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 順: "obey, order, turn"
The kanji 順 means "obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ジュン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジュン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 779 of 2,501 |
Common words with 順
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 順調favourable; favorable; doing well; OK
- 順番order; turn
- 順番にin turns; in series; in order; by rotation
- 順にin order; in turn; one by one
- 手順process; procedure; sequence; protocol
- 順order; turn; sorting · obedient; docile; submissive; meek
- 順序order; sequence · procedure
- 従順obedient; submissive; docile; meek
- 順位order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
- 優先順位priority; order of precedence
- 順当proper; right; reasonable
- 順次in order; sequential; seriatim
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