手順|てじゅんtejun[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounprocess; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
   Windows XPにはＣＤを焼やく機能きのうがあるそうですが、その手順てじゅんを解説かいせつしているページを教おしえてください。↗

   I hear that you can burn CDs with Windows XP; could you tell me a website that explains the procedures involved?

• Synonym手続きてつづきNeutralFor prescribed formalities you go through according to the rules, e.g. 「入学手続き」. 「手順」 puts the weight on the order of steps in doing something.
• Synonym工程こうていNeutralRefers to stages of a work process, e.g. 「製造工程」; used mostly in manufacturing and construction.
• Synonym順序じゅんじょNeutralRefers to order or sequence itself, e.g. 「順序よく並ぶ」. It highlights the arrangement of things, while 手順 highlights the steps of doing work.
• SynonymプロセスNeutralA loanword for a process or workflow, e.g. 「選考プロセス」「製造プロセス」. Common in both business and technical contexts.
• Synonymやり方やりかたCasualColloquial word for a way of doing something, e.g. 「やり方を教える」. Very common in speech; 手順 stresses the order of steps.
• Related過程かていNeutralA noun for the course something takes as it develops, e.g. 「成長の過程」. It centers on the stages of change, not the operational steps of a task.
• Related運びはこびNeutralCovers progress and arrangements, e.g. 「開催の運び」. Often seen in formal notices announcing that something is about to happen.
• RelatedプロシージャNeutralA loanword used mainly in computing for a procedure or subroutine, e.g. in programming. Not for everyday tasks.
• Related進め方すすめかたNeutralRefers to how you move things along, e.g. 「会議の進め方」. It centers on the way of pushing work forward rather than fixed steps.

Use 「手順」 for the order of steps in doing work, as in 「手順を踏む」 or 「作業手順」. For prescribed formalities say 「手続き」, for production processes 「工程」, for the course of change 「過程」, for order itself 「順序」, and in casual speech 「やり方」; 「プロセス」 works in business and technical talk.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 作業さぎょうの順序じゅんじょ。
2. 指し手さしての順序じゅんじょ。またその局面きょくめんにおいて自然しぜんな指し手さして。