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KanjiN3Grade 3 · 小36 strokesRadical 欠#222 in newspapers

次 · next, order

次 is a kanji meaning next, order, sequence. It has 6 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ジji
  • シshi

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • つぐtsugu
  • つぎtsugi

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 次 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 次
WordReadingMeaningLevel
次つぎnextN5
次第しだいorder; circumstances; immediate(ly)N3
次々つぎつぎin succession, one by oneN3
次ぐつぐto rank next to, to come afterN3
目次もくじtable of contentsN2
取り次ぐとりつぐto act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a message)N1

Example sentence

次の方どうぞ。

つぎのかたどうぞ

Next person, please.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #150224 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

123456
6 strokes
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6