注文
chūmon[t͡ɕɨːmõ̞ɴ]
In Japanese, the word for to order is 注文 (chūmon).
注文 is used when you request a product or a service. For example, if a server is taking an order from a customer, they might use the phrase 注文を取る. While 注文 specifically refers to ordering goods or services, you should not use it to describe the sequence or arrangement of items.
Meaning: to request some product or service (verb)
Which one should you use?
注文 refers to ordering products or services, whereas 順序 is the word used for the 'order' or sequence of things. Additionally, 勲章 is the Japanese word for an awarded decoration.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To use the noun 注文 as a verb, you must add the verb する (to do) to create 注文する. In a polite past tense form, you would say 注文しました.
How do you pronounce it?
chūmon
Did you know?
- The term 注文 is often used in the phrase 注文をつける to describe someone who is being overly picky or making excessive demands.
- The first character in 注文, 注, is a simplified version of the older character 註, which originally meant 'to annotate' or 'to write notes'.
- In a restaurant setting, instead of using 注文 to say 'I'd like to order', many locals simply call out すみません (excuse me) to get a server's attention.
Examples in context
- 何か注文した？Did you order something?This sentence uses 注文 to ask if someone ordered something.Tatoeba #11041855 by small_snow, translation #2064655 by CK
- ご注文をどうぞ。May I have your order, please?This sentence uses 注文 in a polite way to ask for a customer's order.Tatoeba #217060 by small_snow, translation #54367 by CK
- これ、注文した？Did you order this?This sentence uses 注文 to ask if someone ordered a specific item.Tatoeba #11508629 by small_snow, translation #3393183 by CK
- 魚を注文します。I would like to order fish.
- カフェラテをお願いします。May I order a café latte, please?
- ご注文はお決まりですか？Have you decided on your order?
- ピザを注文するよ。I'll order pizza.
- サンドイッチを頼んでくれる？Could you order a sandwich for me?
- ハンバーガーを頼みますね。I'll order a hamburger, okay?
- 58 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Yui and Ren are at a cafe.
- 結衣 Yui蓮、もう注文した？Ren, mō chūmon shita?Ren, did you order already?
- 蓮 Renまだだよ。一緒にしようか。Mada da yo. Issho ni shiyō ka.Not yet. Shall we do it together?
- 結衣 Yuiうん。私はケーキを注文するね。Un. Watashi wa kēki o chūmon suru ne.Yeah. I'm going to order a cake.
- 蓮 Renいいな。僕はコーヒーにするよ。Ii na. Boku wa kōhī ni suru yo.Nice. I'll have a coffee.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 注文, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 注文, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
