逐次|ちくじchikuji[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

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  1. adverbsuccessively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related順々にじゅんじゅんにNeutralAn adverb for doing things one by one in a fixed order; more everyday than 「逐次」.
  • Related順にじゅんにNeutralCommon in daily use; stresses following the given order, as in 「順に発表する」. A plainer, more compact everyday choice than the bookish 「逐次」.
  • Related順々じゅんじゅんNeutralIn order, one by one; more colloquial than 「逐次」, and usually used in the form 「順々に」.
  • Antonym一括いっかつWrittenWritten/formal: handling everything together as a single batch — the opposite of the one-after-another 「逐次」.
  • Antonym同時どうじNeutralDoing things at the same time; the opposite of 「逐次」, which proceeds one after another in sequence.

Use 「逐次」 in written or formal prose for proceeding one after another, as in 「逐次報告する」 or 「逐次通訳」. In everyday speech say 「順に」 or 「順々に」 instead. The opposites are 「一括」, treating everything as one batch, and 「同時」, all at the same time.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 順次じゅんじ。次々つぎつぎに。順々じゅんじゅんに。
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