Meaning

Primary

Ranking

Alternative

Standing

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The order that you are ranked in is your ranking or standing amongst others on a list. Beat that high score, Ryu!

Reading

じゅんい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

順位ってそんなに大事?

Is ranking that important?

日本語の試験の順位が発表されました。

The rankings from the Japanese exam were revealed.

順位なんかいちいち気にしてたらやってられないよ。

I can’t do it if I have to worry about each ranking separately.

Kanji Composition