秩序(ちつじょ)

ちつじょ
noun
order, discipline
1. order, discipline, system
The state of things being properly arranged, organized, or regulated according to rules or norms. Refers to social order, public order, or systematic arrangement.
秩序(ちつじょ)を守(まも)る。
To maintain order.
社会(しゃかい)の秩序(ちつじょ)が乱(みだ)れている。
Social order is being disrupted.
国際(こくさい)秩序(ちつじょ)を維持(いじ)するためには各国(かっこく)の協力(きょうりょく)が不可欠(ふかけつ)だ。
Cooperation among nations is essential to maintaining international order.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 秩序(ちつじょ)を守(まも)る: to maintain order
  • 秩序(ちつじょ)を乱(みだ)す: to disturb order
  • 社会(しゃかい)秩序(ちつじょ): social order
  • 公共(こうきょう)の秩序(ちつじょ): public order
  • 国際(こくさい)秩序(ちつじょ): international order
  • 秩序(ちつじょ)正(ただ)しい: orderly, well-disciplined

USAGE:
A somewhat formal word used in discussions of society, politics, and organizations. The antonym is 混乱(こんらん) (chaos, confusion) or 無秩序(むちつじょ) (disorder, anarchy).

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