順番|じゅんばんjunban[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounorder; turn
   私わたしたちは彼かれの順番じゅんばんをわざと飛とばした。↗

   We skipped his turn on purpose.

• Synonym順序じゅんじょNeutralThe order of things arranged or of steps taken; more abstract, as in 「順序を踏む」. 「順番」 is more colloquial and covers both turns and general ordering.
• Synonym順じゅんNeutralOften a suffix, as in 「五十音順」; also used alone in 「順に並ぶ」「順を追う」. To say whose turn it is, use 「順番」.
• Synonym番ばんNeutralColloquial for whose turn it is, as in 「私の番だ」; also means watch or guard. 「順番」 refers to the whole order.
• Synonym配列はいれつNeutralThe arrangement or layout of things in order, as in 「キー配列」. 「順番」 focuses on the order of taking turns.
• RelatedシーケンスWrittenLoanword for a series following a set order; mostly in technical, music, or film contexts. In everyday speech say 「順番」 or 「順序」.
• Related順序づけWrittenThe act of putting things in order; a technical-sounding term. In everyday speech say 「順番をつける」.

Use 「順番」 for the order of turns or of arranging things, as in 「順番を待つ」「順番に並べる」. Say 「番」 when it is someone's turn, 「順序」 for the order of things or steps, and 「配列」 for arrangement or layout.

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

1. 順じゅんを追おって代わる代かわるがわるその事ことに当あたること。またその順序じゅんじょ。
2. ある基準きじゅんによって整列せいれつされた順序じゅんじょ。順位じゅんい。