次 — kanji meaning “next”
次
next, order, sequence
- Meanings
- next, order, sequence
- On'yomi
- ジ (ji)、シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- つ.ぐ、つぎ
- Name readings
- き、すき、つぐ、よし
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #222 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 76
- Chinese reading
- cì — Chinese character page
Words with 次
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 次元 | じげん jigen | dimension |
| 次回 | じかい jikai | next time (occasion) |
| 次第 | しだい shidai | depending on |
| 次第に | しだいに shidaini | gradually; by degrees; little by little |
| 次々 | つぎつぎ tsugitsugi | in succession; one by one |
| 次ぐ | つぐ tsugu | to follow; to come after; to come next (to) |
| 次期 | じき jiki | next term; next period |
| 順次 | じゅんじ junji | in order; sequential; seriatim |
| 次男 | じなん jinan | second son |
| 次長 | じちょう jichou | vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director |
| 目次 | もくじ mokuji | table of contents; contents |
| 次官 | じかん jikan | vice-minister; undersecretary |
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