注文・註文|ちゅうもんchuumon[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
注文注文 is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It is written entirely in kanji.
註文註文 is a rarely used written form of 注文. Beginners should use 注文 instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verborder (for an item)
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbrequest; demand; condition
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 注文する（ちゅうもんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 注文します（ちゅうもんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 注文しない（ちゅうもんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 注文しません（ちゅうもんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 注文せず・注文せぬ（ちゅうもんせず・ちゅうもんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 注文した（ちゅうもんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 注文しました（ちゅうもんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 注文しなかった（ちゅうもんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 注文しませんでした（ちゅうもんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 注文して（ちゅうもんして） |
| Potential | 注文できる（ちゅうもんできる） |
| Passive | 注文される（ちゅうもんされる） |
| Causative | 注文させる（ちゅうもんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 注文させられる（ちゅうもんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 注文すれば（ちゅうもんすれば） |
| tara | 注文したら（ちゅうもんしたら） |
| Volitional | 注文しよう（ちゅうもんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 注文しましょう（ちゅうもんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 注文しろ（ちゅうもんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymオーダーNeutralLoanword for ordering, mainly in restaurants and custom work; seen in 「ラストオーダー」 and 「オーダーメイド」.
- Synonym発注はっちゅうNeutralA business term for a company placing an order with a supplier, as in 「部品を発注する」; the counterpart of 「受注」.
- Synonym頼むたのむNeutralColloquial all-rounder for ordering food or goods and for asking favors, as in 「ラーメンを頼む」; more casual than 「注文する」.
- Synonym頼みたのみNeutralA request or favor asked of someone; not tied to ordering goods, so its range is broader than 「注文」.
- SynonymリクエストNeutralLoanword for a request, such as 「曲のリクエスト」 for a song; not used for ordering goods.
- SynonymあつらえるNeutralTo have something made to order, as in 「スーツを誂える」; stresses having it specially made to your requirements.
- Synonym用命ようめいFormalFormal written-style word for a customer's instructions or order, often as 「ご用命ください」; merchants use it in both speech and writing.
- Synonymご注文ごちゅうもんFormalThe polite form of 「注文」, used mostly by shop staff, as in 「ご注文はお決まりですか」.
- Synonym誂えあつらえNeutralA made-to-order item, as in 「誂えの着物」; carries a refined, upscale nuance.
- Antonym受注じゅちゅうNeutralAntonym: accepting or receiving an order, the counterpart of placing one as 「注文」 or 「発注」.
Use 「注文」 for ordering goods or food; casually, say 「頼む」. At a restaurant you can also say 「オーダー」, and companies place orders with 「発注」. For made-to-order items use 「誂える」. 「ご注文」 is the polite shop-side form, 「用命」 a formal written one, 「リクエスト」 a request rather than an order, and 「受注」 is the seller's side—receiving the order.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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