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Kanji Detail for 次 - "next, order, following"

次

  • Meaning

    次 means "next, order, following."

    1. Next - Following; second in order.

    2. Order - Sequence; arrangement.

    3. Continue - To follow after.

  • 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.
  • Onyomitip

    ji(じ) じ

    shi(し) し

  • Kunyomitip

    tsu.gu(つぐ) つぐ

    tsugi(つぎ) つぎ

    tsui.zu(ついず) ついず

    yado.ru(やどる) やどる

  • Strokestip

    6 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    欠 (akubi・kakeru・kenzukuri)

  • Related Keywords
    next second order following sequence continue subsequent successive after rank turn arrangement stage progression advance serial consecutive step position queue

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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