又 — kanji meaning “or again”
又
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
- Meanings
- or again, furthermore, on the other hand
- On'yomi
- ユウ (yuu)
- Kun'yomi
- また、また-、また.の-
- Name readings
- やす
- Strokes
- 2
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1874 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 29
- Chinese reading
- yòu — Chinese character page
Words with 又
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 又は | または mataha | or; either ... or ... |
| 猫又 | ねこまた nekomata | nekomata; fork-tailed cat yōkai |
| 又貸し | またがし matagashi | sublease; sublet; lending (something one has borrowed) to someone else |
| 三つ又 | みつまた mitsumata | three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated |
| 又もや | またもや matamoya | once again; yet again |
| 又ね | またね matane | bye; see you later |
| 将又 | はたまた hatamata | or |
| 何れ又 | いずれまた izuremata | some other time (again); one of these days; before long |
| 又しても | またしても matashitemo | again; once again; yet again |
| 又と | またと matato | (never) again |
| 又とない | またとない matatonai | unique; matchless; unparalleled |
| 又家来 | またげらい matagerai | secondary retainer |
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