次 means “next, order”

つぎ · tsugi

Also: sequence

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

つぐ, つぎ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ジ, シ

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 3 · 6 strokes

The story

A person yawning (欠) with two small strokes (冫) beside: the second yawn, the next one in line. Japanese train announcements open with 次は, "next stop," and 次回 means next time.

Used in 次 (tsugi, next), 次回 (jikai, next time), and 目次 (mokuji, table of contents)

More from Time & Change

• 昨 yesterday
• 変 change
• 過 pass
• 末 end
• 未 not yet
• 更 renew
• 刻 carve
• 暮 live
• 昔 long ago
• 晩 evening
• 化 transform
• 成 become

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