How to say 'Next' in Japanese | 翌

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The Japanese word for Next is 'Yoku', written as 翌 in Japanese.'Next' in hiragana is よく.

word

翌

Meaning

Reading

よく

yoku

Kanji

翌Next, Following

Explanation

The Japanese prefix '翌 (よく)' means 'next' and is used to refer to the day, month, or year immediately following a specific point in time. It is commonly used in expressions like '翌日 (よくじつ)' (the next day), '翌月 (よくげつ)' (the next month), or '翌年 (よくねん)' (the next year). For example: I will visit you the next day「翌日、あなたを訪ねます」(よくじつ、あなたをたずねます). The meeting is scheduled for the next month「会議は翌月に予定されています」(かいぎはよくげつによていされています). This prefix is always attached to time-related nouns and cannot stand alone.

Part Of Speech

prefix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4220

Composition

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Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 翌

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

翌

Meaning

Next, Following

Words Related to 翌 Through the Kanji 翌

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 翌 as well.

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翌日

Meaning

Next day

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翌年

Meaning

Next year

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翌朝

Meaning

Next morning

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'Yoku' means 'Next' .

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