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What is the Kanji for 'Next' and 'Following'? | 翌

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Next' and 'Following', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Next' and 'Following' is 翌.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Next, Following

    Reading

    onyomiよく

    yoku

    Parts

    Feather Stand

    Example Word

    翌年: next year. The Japanese noun '翌年 (よくねん)' means 'the following year' or 'next year' in relation to a specific point in time. It is often used to refer to the year immediately after a particular event or year. For example: He moved to Tokyo the following year「彼は翌年に東京に引っ越した」(かれはよくねんにとうきょうにひっこした). The company was founded in 1990, and it expanded overseas the next year「その会社は1990年に設立され、翌年に海外に進出した」(そのかいしゃは1990ねんにせつりつされ、よくねんにかいがいにしんしゅつした). Note that '翌年' is more formal and specific compared to '来年 (らいねん)', which simply means 'next year' from the current perspective.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    11

    JLPT

    N2

    Grade

    6

    Frequency

    900

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Feather

    kanji

    Meaning

    Stand

Words Using

This kanji is used in 4 words:

    word

    翌日

    Meaning

    Next day

    word

    翌年

    Meaning

    Next year

    word

    Meaning

    Next

    word

    翌朝

    Meaning

    Next morning

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 5 kanji contain the part 羽 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Learn

    kanji

    Meaning

    Flip, Render

    kanji

    Meaning

    Wing

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fan, Folding fan

    kanji

    Meaning

    Old man, Venerable old man

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 14 kanji contain the part 立 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sound

    kanji

    Meaning

    Parent

    kanji

    Meaning

    Face

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hard, Spicy

    kanji

    Meaning

    Weep, Cry

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rank

    kanji

    Meaning

    Trade, Deal

    kanji

    Meaning

    End, Edge

    kanji

    Meaning

    Compete

    kanji

    Meaning

    Juvenile

    kanji

    Meaning

    Chapter, Badge

    kanji

    Meaning

    Dragon

    kanji

    Meaning

    Grain, Grains

    kanji

    Meaning

    Yank, Abduct

Learn the Kanji

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What does 翌 mean?

翌 means 'Next' and 'Following'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N2 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.