次

• 読み: つぎ
• ローマ字: tsugi
• 漢字の分解: 次 (tsugi/ji) — next, order, sequence
• 発音: /tsɯ.ɡi/

意味

Next; following; subsequent. The one coming immediately after the current.

Extremely common in everyday Japanese. Used as a noun and adjective (次の). Appears in countless daily situations: 次の電車 (tsugi no densha, the next train), 次の日 (tsugi no hi, the next day). Also used to transition between topics in conversation.

例文

1. 次の駅で降りてください。
2. 次は何をしますか。
3. 次の授業は三時からです。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, transport, instructions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 次 originally depicted a person opening their mouth to breathe or yawn, which evolved to mean 'in sequence' or 'next in order.'

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal