JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
次 means next, following. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 6 strokes, read つぎ or じ. It appears in 次ぐ (to follow / to come after / to come next (to)) and 目次 (table of contents).
次 is written in 6 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 次 | つぎ | next |
| 次ぐ | つぐ | to follow / to come after / to come next (to) |
| 目次 | もくじ | table of contents |
次 tends to carry the sound し. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 次 | し | next, order |
| 資 | し | assets, resources |
| 姿 | し | figure, form |
| 茨 | し | briar, thorn |
| 恣 | し | selfish, arbitrary |
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