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“order” in Japanese

Japanese

Also順 (jun) · 命令 (meirei) · 秩序 (chitsujo) · 順序 (junjo) · 命じる (meijiru)

Pronunciation

Romajichūmon

Example

レストランで料理を注文します。re su to ra n de ryō ri o chū mon shi ma su

At a restaurant, I order a meal.

Illustration for 注文 (order)

How to say “order” in Japanese

“Order” in Japanese is 注文 (chūmon).

Describes a request that identifies the desired item or service for delivery or provision.

Full entry for 注文: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 注文

ケーキを注文します。kē ki o chū mon shi ma su

I order a cake.

店員が注文を確認しています。ten in ga chū mon o kaku nin shi te i ma su

The staff member is checking the order.

Tips for using 注文

  • In restaurant language, 注文を取る (chūmon o toru) means to take an order, so the word names the request from the staff's viewpoint as well as the customer's.

Other Japanese words for “order”

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順

jun

nounorder

カードを順に読みます。kā do o jun ni yo mi ma su

I read the cards in order.

その命令には従いません。so no mei rei ni wa shitaga i ma se n

I will not follow that order.

社会の秩序を守ります。sha kai no chitsu jo o mamo ri ma su

We maintain social order.

説明の順序が大切です。setsu mei no jun jo ga tai setsu de su

The order of the explanation is important.

店長は店員に仕事を始めるよう命じます。ten chō wa ten in ni shi goto o haji me ru yō mei ji ma su

The manager orders the staff to start work.

先生は生徒に席に着くよう命ずることがあります。sen sei wa sei to ni seki ni tsu ku yō mei zu ru ko to ga a ri ma su

The teacher sometimes orders the students to sit down.

欲しい本を本屋から取り寄せます。ho shi i hon o hon ya ka ra to ri yo se ma su

I order the book I want from the bookstore.

名前の並びを変えます。na mae no nara bi o ka e ma su

I change the order of the names.

部品を発注しました。bu hin o hat chū shi ma shi ta

I ordered the parts.

この店では、電話で料理をオーダーできます。ko no mise de wa den wa de ryō ri o ō dā de ki ma su

You can order food by phone at this restaurant.

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