JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Kanji 翌: "the following, next"
The kanji 翌 means "the following, next". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ヨク in on'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)
ヨク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | the following, next |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1070 of 2,501 |
Common words with 翌
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 翌日next day
- 翌朝next morning
- 翌年following year
- 翌the following; next
- 翌々日two days later; day after next; next day but one
- 翌週the following week; the next week
- 翌月following month
- 翌晩the following evening
- 翌檜hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
- 翌々年two years later; year after next
- 翌々the ... after next; two ... later; two ... after
- 翌々週the week after the following week; two weeks later; two weeks after that
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