翌 means “next, following”

よく · yoku

Also: the following

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ヨク

JLPT N2 · Taught in grade 6 · 11 strokes

The story

Wings (羽) over 立, standing: picture a bird poised to fly off into the next day. 翌 is the one that follows: 翌日 is the next day, 翌朝 the morning after, and 翌日配送 is next-day delivery.

Used in 翌日 (yokujitsu, the next day), 翌朝 (yokuasa, the next morning), and 翌週 (yokushuu, the following week)

More from The Order of Things

• 補 supplement
• 旧 former
• 並 line up
• 逆 reverse
• 久 long time
• 停 stop
• 順 order
• 了 finish
• 永 eternity
• 複 multiple

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.