What is the Kanji for "Next" and "Following"?

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".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Yoku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "羽" means "Feather" and can be read as "U", "Ha", and "Hane". And The kanji "立" means "Stand" and can be read as "Ritsu" and "Ta".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "翌" mean in japanese?

"翌" means "Next" and "Following".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

翌日: "Next day". The noun '翌日 (よくじつ)' refers to the day immediately following the current or specified day. It indicates a point in time that is one day after the present or a given day. For example: Tomorrow is the next day - (翌日は明日です). I will see you the next day - (翌日にお会いしましょう).

翌年: "Next year". The Japanese noun '翌年 (よくねん)' means 'next year'. It refers to the year immediately following the current or specified year. This word is commonly used when talking about events, plans, or activities that will occur in the year after the present one. For example: I will visit my family next year - (来年、家族に会いに行きます). We have a big vacation planned for next year - (来年は大きな旅行の予定があります).

翌: "Next". The prefix '翌 (よく)' means 'next'. It is used to indicate that something occurs or refers to the next day, period, or time. For example: Next day - (翌日), Next month - (翌月).

翌朝: "Next morning". 翌朝 (よくあさ)' is a Japanese noun that refers to the morning after a particular day or event. It is used to indicate the day that comes immediately after a specified day. For example: I will see you again next morning - (私はあなたを翌朝また見ます). The sun rose on the next morning - (翌朝、太陽が昇りました).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "よ" is read as "yo". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.