序列|じょれつjoretsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounrank; ranking order; hierarchy

• Synonym順位じゅんいNeutralA ranking or placing — the outcome of a race or comparison, not the seniority order within an organization.
• Synonym順序じゅんじょNeutralOrder or sequence of steps; broadly used and not specifically about ranking by status.
• SynonymランクNeutralA loanword for grade or rank, common in speech and often used for competitions and products.
• Synonym位くらいNeutralStatus or court rank, also a digit's place; somewhat old-fashioned, as in 「位が高い」.
• SynonymヒエラルキーNeutralA German-derived loanword for a pyramid-shaped hierarchy, with an academic flavor; 「序列」 stresses the seniority-based order within an organization.
• Related階層かいそうNeutralSocial strata or a layered structure; stresses the division into levels, not the order of precedence.
• Related位置付けいちづけNeutralHow something is positioned within the whole; stresses where it stands, with no sense of ordering.
• Related地位ちいNeutralSocial status or a position; stresses how high an individual stands, not the order among them.
• Related階級かいきゅうNeutralSocial class or military rank; stresses relatively fixed divisions into tiers, not a ranked sequence.
• Related身分みぶんNeutralSocial status or birth; stresses one's social identity rather than one's place in an organizational ranking.
• Related等級とうきゅうNeutralGrade or class, as of products or stars; stresses grading by quality rather than an order of precedence.
• RelatedクラスNeutralA loanword for a class: a school class, or a tier of rank or quality, as in 「トップクラス」 'top-class'; colloquial in tone.
• RelatedレベルNeutralA loanword for level or standard; very broad in use, stressing degree or how high something is.
• Related位くらいNeutralStatus or court rank, also a digit's place; somewhat old-fashioned, as in 「位が高い」.
• RelatedハイアラーキーWrittenA written loanword for hierarchy, identical in sense to 「ヒエラルキー」 but rarely used.
• Related次序じじょWrittenA written word for order or sequence, rarely used — say 「順序」 instead; it says nothing about status.
• Related等位とういWrittenA written word for grade or rank, also equal standing; rarely used. 「序列」 stresses the resulting order of precedence.
• Related上下関係じょうげかんけいNeutralSuperior–subordinate relationships; common in everyday speech and centered on interpersonal rank.
• Antonym平等びょうどうNeutralEquality; the antonym of the rank-conscious 「序列」.
• Antonym無差別むさべつNeutralIndiscrimination, treating everything alike; opposed to 「序列」 on whether ranks are drawn, but the two can coexist.

Use 「序列」 for an order of precedence set by achievement, official rank or seniority, as in 「年功序列」 and 「序列を重んじる」. For a hierarchy as a structure say 「ヒエラルキー」, for a finishing or comparative rank 「順位」, and for superior–subordinate ties 「上下関係」. The opposite is 「平等」.

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1. 成績せいせきや位階いかいなどが順序じゅんじょにより並ならぶこと。それらを並ならべること。
2. 1.のようにして並ならんだ順序じゅんじょ。