• 順番じゅんばん — order, sequence
• 順調じゅんちょう — going well, favorable
• 順路じゅんろ — route, path
• 従順じゅうじゅん — obedient
• 順応じゅんのう — adaptation, compliance
• 逆順ぎゃくじゅん — reverse order

The kanji 順 combines 川せん (flow) and 頁おおがい (head/page). Originally, it suggested “moving with the flow” — and by extension, following a path, or going in order.

This meaning appears in terms like 順番じゅんばん (turn/order) and 順路じゅんろ (route/path).

順番じゅんばんを 守まもってください。
Please follow the order.

計画けいかくは 順調じゅんちょうに 進すすんでいます。
The plan is going smoothly.

The on-yomi “じゅん” appears in nearly every word using this kanji — like 順序じゅんじょ (order), 順応じゅんのう (adaptation), and 順番じゅんばん (turn). It conveys a sense of smoothness and flow.