次
1. Meaning and Reading
- next, order, following
- Onyomi : じ
- Kunyomi : つぐ, つぎ
2. Kanji Explanation
- 冫 : tears
- 欠 : open mouth
From the image of someone disappointed with second place, opening the mouth wide (欠) and shedding tears (冫), came the meanings ‘next’ and ‘following’.
3. Example Words
次
つぎ
next
次はあなたの番です。
You are next.
次ぐ
つぐ
to come after
彼は社長に次ぐ地位にいる。
He is in a position following the president.
目次
もくじ
table of contents
本の目次を見る。
Look at the table of contents of the book.