Kanji Detail for 又 - "again, also, or"

又

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

又 means "again, also, or."
1. Again - One more time; additionally.
2. Also - In addition; as well.
3. Or - Used to indicate alternatives.
4. Right - The right hand (archaic).
Words using 又
- 又はまたは or; either ... or ...
Tattoo check: 又
- Verified meaning: again, also, or
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read たすく, また)
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Name readings of 又

Given names 又(たすく)

Surnames 又(また)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

or again; furthermore; on the other hand

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

and, also, again, in addition

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

and, also, again, in addition

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Furthermore; again.
Onyomi

yuu(ユウ)
Kunyomi

mata(また)

mata.no(また-の)
Strokes

2 strokes
Radical

又 (mata)
Related Keywords

again also or otherwise right additionally besides further moreover in addition likewise repeat