JLPT N1 · 2 strokes
Kanji 又: "or again, furthermore, on the other hand"
The kanji 又 means "or again, furthermore, on the other hand". It is written with 2 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ユウ in on'yomi and また, また.の in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ユウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
またまた.の
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | or again, furthermore, on the other hand |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 2 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1874 of 2,501 |
Common words with 又
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 又again; once more; once again; another time · also; too; as well; likewise
- 又はor; either ... or ...
- 又してもagain; once again; yet again
- 又々once again; yet again; (there you go) again
- 又もやonce again; yet again
- 将又or
- 又とないunique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled
- こりゃ又oh goodness!; I say!
- 又候(yet) again
- 猫又nekomata; fork-tailed cat yōkai · giant beast that inhabits the mountains
- 且つ又besides; furthermore; moreover
- 又無いunique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled
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