Quick answer
次 is the kanji for "Next". It is a JLPT N3 kanji. The main reading is つ.ぐ (tsugu). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Next
Also : Order · Sequence
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
6 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 次 represents 'NEXT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of next.
On-reading: じ — remember this sound by associating it with next. Kun-reading: つ.ぐ.
Example Sentences
次のページに進んでください。
つぎのぺーじにすすんでください。
Please advance to the next page.
次の機会に参加します。
つぎのきかいにさんかします。
I'll participate at the next opportunity.
Vocabulary using 次
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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