How to say "order" in Japanese

• 注文ちゅうもんJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'order' as in requesting an item: placing an order at a restaurant or shop. This is the word you want for ordering food, goods, or a service.
  あなたのためにデザートを注文ちゅうもんした。↗

  I've ordered you some dessert.
• 順番じゅんばんJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounOrder as a sequence or turn: who or what comes first, second, and so on. Typical when waiting in line or deciding the order in which people take their turn.
  私わたしたちは彼かれの順番じゅんばんをわざと飛とばした。↗

  We skipped his turn on purpose.
• 体制たいせいJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounOrder in the sense of an organized system or structure — the way a society or organization is set up. Seldom the word for ordering food or taking turns; it really means a system or set-up.
  日本にっぽんはガット自由貿易じゆうぼうえき体制たいせいにおける最大さいだいの受益者じゅえきしゃの一ひとつだったということができる。↗

  Japan has been one of the greatest beneficiaries of the free trade system under the GATT regime.
• 順じゅんJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)Order as a sequence, close in meaning to 順番; it also covers sorting things into order. Typical when stating the order in which items are listed, or the sequence of events.
  見出みだし語ごはアルファベット順あるふぁべっとじゅんに並ならんでいます。↗

  The entry words are arranged alphabetically.
• 命令めいれいJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbOrder in the sense of a command: an instruction from someone in authority that is expected to be obeyed. Typical when a superior or the military gives an order.
  ケンは自分じぶんの犬いぬに、そこで待まつように命令めいれいした。↗

  Ken told his dog to wait there.

Use 注文 for ordering an item such as food or goods, 順番 and 順 for sequence and turns, 命令 for commands, and 体制 for 'order' as an organized system or structure.

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• 注文ちゅうもんorder (for an item)
• 順番じゅんばんorder
• 体制たいせいorder
• 順じゅんorder
• 命令めいれいorder
• 順位じゅんいorder
• オーダーorder (for goods or services)
• 命ずるめいずるto order
• 秩序ちつじょorder
• 順序じゅんじょorder
• 指令しれいorder
• 取り寄せるとりよせるto order
• 規律きりつorder
• 号令ごうれいorder (esp. to a number of people)
• 発注はっちゅうordering (materials)
• 令れいcommand
• 勲章くんしょうdecoration
• 言いつけるいいつけるto tell (to do)
• 命じるめいじるto order
• 類るいkind
• 等級とうきゅうgrade
• 言い渡すいいわたすto announce
• 言い渡しいいわたしsentence
• 目もくorder
• 等とうclass
• 命めいorder
• 仰せおおせorder (from one's superior)
• 序じょorder
• 言いつけいいつけorder
• 位数いすうorder (in group theory)
• 誂えあつらえorder
• 下命かめいorder
• 次序じじょorder
• 序次じょじorder
• ご注文ごちゅうもんorder
• 順序付けるじゅんじょづけるto order
• 業務命令ぎょうむめいれいorder (to an employee from management)
• 注文をつけるちゅうもんをつけるto order (someone to do something)
• 次数じすうdegree
• とりとめcoherence
• 用命ようめいcommand
• 仰せ付けるおおせつけるto command
• 下知げじcommand
• 令するれいするto command
• 先後せんごbefore and after
• お声がかりおこえがかりrecommendation (of an influential person)
• 階位かいいrank
• まとまりunity
• 申し付けるもうしつけるto instruct
• 申し渡すもうしわたすto tell
• 並び順ならびじゅん(sorting) order
• 修道会しゅうどうかい(Catholic) order
• 順繰りじゅんぐり(in) turn(s)
• 段階だんかいorder
• 頼むたのむto call
• 修めるおさめるto order (one's life)
• 天下りあまくだりcommand (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.)
• 筋道すじみちmethod
• 采配さいはいorder
• 後先あとさきorder
• 次じorder
• 勲等くんとうorder (first, second, etc. of a medal or decoration)
• 階数かいすうrank
• 御用ごよう(customer's) order
• 取るとるto order
• 前後ぜんごorder
• 次第しだいorder