1.
order of numbers; numerical order; in number order
The arrangement of items, people, or documents according to their assigned number, typically ascending. Used for calling patients at clinics, processing applications, seating students, and organizing files.
Formed from 番号 (number) + 順 (order, sequence). A highly practical everyday word used wherever numbered tickets, IDs, or slots are involved.
Usage
- Frequently heard at hospitals, banks, city offices, and restaurants where numbered tickets or reservations are used.
- Commonly appears with 並ぶ (to line up), 呼ぶ (to call), 並べる (to arrange), and 処理する (to process).
- In Japanese schools, students are often assigned an 出席番号 (attendance number), and teachers may call on them in 番号順.
Common collocations
- 番号順に並ぶ: to line up in number order
- 番号順にお呼びする: to call (people) in number order
- 番号順に処理する: to process in number order
- 出席番号順: in order of attendance number
- 受付番号順: in order of reception number