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次

Next
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingジ、シ
Kun readingつぎ、つ.ぐ
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3Level 8

Verbs with «次»

相次ぐ次ぐ

Meanings

  1. nextRtK
  2. order
  3. sequence
  1. following
  2. subsequent
  3. stage
  4. station

Popular Usage

次第

Radicals and components

Radical欠lack
Components
How it's built
次
  • →
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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

ice (冫) · lack · yawn

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 510

Compound words

次第しだい
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; upon; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes")
次ぐつぐ
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
次回じかい
next time (occasion)
次官じかん
vice-minister; undersecretary
次期じき
next term; next period; next version; next release
次元じげん
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
次女じじょ
second daughter
次席じせき
associate; junior; assistant; next in rank; runner-up
次代じだい
the next era
次男じなん
second son
次長じちょう
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
次点じてん
runner-up
順次じゅんじ
in order; sequential; seriatim
漸次ぜんじ
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
逐次ちくじ
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
二次にじ
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.)
年次ねんじ
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation, joining a company); nth year (student, employee, etc.)
目次もくじ
table of contents; contents
次々つぎつぎ
in succession; one by one
三次さんじ
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
数次すうじ
several times
３次元さんじげん
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL
次いでついで
next; secondly; subsequently
次第にしだいに
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

On Reading Examples

第２次世界大戦は、いつ起こったか。じ
When did World War II break out?tatoeba
その次官は政界のボスたちのおかげで地位に留まることができた。じかん
The undersecretary was maintained in office by the political bosses.tatoeba
画像をクリックすると次ページへ移ります！じ
Click the picture to go to the next page!tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は次の列車に乗っているかもしれない。つぎ
He may be on the next train.tatoeba
彼は次の誕生日で１８歳になると言った。つぎ
He said that he would be eighteen on his next birthday.tatoeba
彼は次の世代を指導すべき人物だ。つぎ
He is the person to lead the next generation.tatoeba
彼は次の試合のために精力を蓄えた。つぎ
He conserved his energy for the next game.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は評論家として次第に有名になった。
He became more and more famous as a critic.tatoeba
彼は第二次世界大戦では陸軍大将だった。
He was a general in the Second World War.tatoeba
彼は第２次大戦でアフリカ作戦の英雄だった。
He was a hero of the African campaign in World War II.tatoeba
彼は第２次世界大戦で戦死したものと思われていた。
He was thought to have been killed during the Second World War.tatoeba
住吉大神顕現次第
Sumiyoshi Okami Kengen Shidaiwiki
修正会の勤行次第
The gongyo procedure for Shusho-ewiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Next. 冫 + 欠 (person with an open mouth) — someone catching their breath, waiting for their turn.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 次

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step