# 次 — next; order

次 means “next; order”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: ジ (ji), シ (shi). Kun'yomi: つぎ (tsugi), つ(ぐ) (tsugu). You'll see it in words such as 次ぐ (tsugu, “to follow; to come after”).

- Meaning: next; order
- On'yomi: ジ (ji), シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi: つぎ (tsugi), つ(ぐ) (tsugu)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Links & order 2

## How to remember 次

Parts: 冫 ice · 欠 yawn

## Words with 次

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 次ぐ | つぐ (tsugu) | to follow; to come after |
| 次々 | つぎつぎ (tsugitsugi) | in succession; one by one |
| 次いで | ついで (tsuide) | next; secondly |

## Don't confuse it with

[茨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/thorn/) · [姿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/figure/)

## More in the “Links & order 2” set

[共](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/together/) · [交](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/mix/) · [反](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/against/) · [組](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/team/) · [次](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/next/) · [係](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/person-in-charge/)

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