How to say "rank" in Japanese

• 位いCommon
  counterCovers rank as a place or grade, such as first place in a contest. It names the position itself rather than the act of ranking, and appears in expressions of relative standing.
  チューリッヒはロンドンに次つぐ世界せかい第だい二に位いの金市場きんしじょうである。↗

  Zurich is the second largest gold market in the world after London.
• ランクCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbRefers to rank as a standing or grade level, often a classification into categories such as high or low quality. A loanword with a slightly casual or businesslike feel.
  この歌うたはヒットチャートの第だい１位いにランクされています。↗

  This song is No. 1 on the hit chart.
• 順位じゅんいCommon
  nounThe usual word for rank as a position in an ordered sequence, such as placement in a race or on a list. It emphasizes order among competitors or entries.
• 序列じょれつCommon
  nounRefers to rank as a hierarchical ordering, such as precedence among people or organizations. It suggests a fixed order of status rather than a contest result.
• 並びならびCommon
  nounIts core senses are line, row, and list; the gloss 'rank' here reflects that row sense. It is seldom the word you want for rank as position or standing.
  席せきを確保かくほするには列れつに並ならびさえすればいい。↗

  All you have to do to secure a seat is to wait in line.

Use 順位 for position in a ranking, 位 for place or grade, 「ランク」 for a standing or grade level, 序列 for hierarchical ordering, and 「並び」 only when 'rank' means a row or line.

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• 位いrank
• ランクrank
• 順位じゅんいorder
• 序列じょれつrank
• 並びならびline
• 格かくstatus
• レベルlevel
• 隊列たいれつrank (of troops)
• 位置付けるいちづけるto place (in relation to the whole)
• 列れつrow
• 身分みぶん(social) standing
• 肩書きかたがきtitle (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord)
• 等級とうきゅうgrade
• 等とうclass
• 横列おうれつrank (e.g. of soldiers)
• 横隊おうたいrank
• 僧位そういrank (of a monk)
• 位するくらいするto rank (as)
• 隊伍たいごrank (of troops)
• 等位とういrank
• 階位かいいrank
• 次元数じげんすうrank
• 僧階そうかいrank (of a monk)
• 優劣をつけるゆうれつをつけるto rank
• 横陣おうじんline abreast
• 並び称するならびしょうするto class (one thing with another)
• 並び称されるならびしょうされるto be classed (with)
• 段階だんかいlevel
• 級きゅうclass
• 流りゅうclass
• 階級かいきゅうrank
• 地位ちいposition (in a company, organization, etc.)
• 位くらいsocial standing
• 階数かいすうrank
• 階梯かいていrank
• 伍ごtroop
• 席次せきじranking
• 番ばんrank
• 段だんdan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)