Japanese word

秩序

Pronunciation

Romajichitsujo

Meaning

  • nounorder

Example

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

We maintain social order.

Illustration for 秩序 (order)

More examples

ルールがなくなると、秩序がすぐに失われます。rū ru ga na ku na ru to chitsu jo ga su gu ni ushina wa re ma su

When rules disappear, order is quickly lost.

Core concept

Describes a stable arrangement in which people or things follow an agreed structure or rules.

Common phrases

  • 秩序ある社会chitsu jo a ru sha kai

    an orderly society

  • 秩序を乱さないchitsu jo o mida sa na i

    not disrupt order

  • 秩序を回復するchitsu jo o kai fuku su ru

    restore order

Similar words

規律kiritsu: A set of rules and habits that guides behavior within a group.
統制tōsei: The management of people or activities through authority or rules.
調和chōwa: A state in which people or parts coexist without serious conflict.

Definition in Japanese

物事や人の関係が一定の規則に従って整い、安定している状態。mono goto ya hito no kan kei ga it tei no ki soku ni shitaga tte totono i an tei shi te i ru jō tai

Word origin

秩 (chitsu, "order") and 序 (jo, "sequence") combine in 秩序 (chitsujo) to mean an orderly arrangement.

Usage tips

  • In discussions of society, 秩序 (chitsujo) often refers to stability created when shared rules guide people, rather than to a single command or request.

Other meanings

  • disciplinenoun

Opposites

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