The kanji 次: meaning, readings and stroke order

次

Meaning: next
On reading: ジ ji、シ shi
Kun reading: つ（ぐ） tsugu、つぎ tsugi
Strokes: 6
Radical: 欠 lack, yawn
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: tiếp theo (thứ)
Japanese: つぎ。
Korean: 다음 (차)
Chinese: 下一个、其次

Readings, words and example sentences

ジ ji · on reading

次じ回かい
next time
次じ回かいは来週です。
Next time is next week.

シ shi · on reading · less common

次し第だい
depending on
行くかどうかは天気 次し第だいです。
Whether we go depends on the weather.

つ（ぐ） tsugu · kun reading · less common

次つぐ
to come next after
兄に 次ついで 早く走ります。
I am the fastest runner after my big brother.

つぎ tsugi · kun reading

次つぎ
next
次つぎの人が前に出ます。
The next person steps forward.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.