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Kanji Detail for 次 - "next, order"

次

  • Meaning

    次 means "next, order."

    1. Next - Following; second in order.

    2. Order - Sequence; arrangement.

    3. Continue - To follow after.

  • Words using 次

    • 次官 じかん Listen vice-minister; undersecretary
    • 次期 じき Listen next term; next period; next version
    • 事務次官 じむじかん Listen permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
    • 次々 つぎつぎ Listen in succession; one by one
    • 次長 じちょう Listen vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director
    • 二次 にじ Listen second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.)
    • 次回 じかい Listen next time (occasion)
    • 次第に しだいに Listen gradually; by degrees; little by little

  • Four-character idioms with 次

    • 造次顛沛 ぞうじてんぱい Listen (a) moment

  • Tattoo check: 次

    • Verified meaning: next, order
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たかつぎ, つぐ, つぐる, やどる)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 次

    Given names 次(つぐ)Listen

    Surnames 次(たかつぎ)Listen 次(つぐる)Listen 次(やどる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    next; order; sequence

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    order, sequence; next

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    order, sequence; second, next; one after the other

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

    Order or sequence. All rankings below the highest are called 次. | To arrange. As in "scaled in rows like fish scales and dense like comb teeth" (鱗次櫛比), a metaphor for things closely connected. | The seats arranged in order are also called 次. As in 班次 (shift), 序次 (order). | Number of times. Colloquially, one occurrence is called 一次. As in 廔次 (repeatedly). | To lodge. Where an army stops. Staying more than two nights is called 次. See Zuozhuan. Today, where travelers stay is also called 旅次 (travel stop). | A place. As in a place for duty is called 差次. Also, the area of the chest is called 胸次; the area of a seat is called 席次—all referring to location. | Where stars lodge is also called 次. As in 躔次 (stellar mansion). | To reach. As in 次骨 (reaching the bone), meaning cutting to the bone. | 造次 (Tsao-tzu). Like 草次 (hasty). A hurried appearance. See Analects.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ji(ジ) ジ

    shi(シ) シ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsu.gu(つ-ぐ) つ-ぐ

    tsugi(つぎ) つぎ

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    欠 (akubi・kakeru・kenzukuri)

  • Related Keywords

    next order continue camp count follow second stay after sequence subsequent succeeding ensuing later arrangement

Sentences including 次

  • I asked my teacher what to do next.

  • The next station is where you get off.

  • I'll get off at the next station.

  • Let me play the next game.

  • Where would you like to go next?

  • They went to the park the next morning.

  • We have a little time before the next train.

  • She gradually began to understand.

  • Next time phone ahead.

  • The party is to be held next sunday.

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