JLPT N3 · 6 strokes
Kanji 次: "next, order, sequence"
The kanji 次 means "next, order, sequence". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ジ, シ in on'yomi and つ.ぐ, つぎ 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)
ジシ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つ.ぐつぎ
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 | next, order, sequence |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 222 of 2,501 |
Common words with 次
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 次next; following; subsequent · stage; station
- 次第depending on · as soon as; immediately after; upon
- 次々in succession; one by one
- 次第にgradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
- 次々にone by one; one after another; successively
- 次回next time (occasion)
- 次元dimension · perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
- 次から次へとin succession; one after another
- 次にnext; then; after that
- 次ぐto follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to)
- 次next · hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence)
- 相次ぐto follow in succession; to happen one after another
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