- yuusenjun'i priority, order of precedence
Used in formal or semi-formal contexts to discuss ranking of tasks, decisions, or policies; common in business and academic settings.
仕事の優先順位を決めなければならない。
Shigoto no yuusenjun'i o kimenakereba naranai.
We must set priorities for our work.
彼はいつも優先順位を間違える。
Kare wa itsumo yuusenjun'i o machigaeru.
He always gets his priorities wrong.
⚖️ Often confused with 優先 (yuusen), which means 'preference' or 'priority' as an adjective, while 優先順位 is the noun for the ranking order.
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