Today’s Kanji is “次” (tsugi); Kanji for “next”.
Handwritten Kanji “次” (tsugi)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “次”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 次 | ジ シ つ-ぐ つぎ | ji shi tsu-gu tsugi | 6 | 欠 | next |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “次”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 次男 | じなん | Jinan | Second son |
| 第二次世界大戦 | だいにじせかいたいせん | Dainiji sekai taisen | World War II |
| 次の走者 | つぎのそうしゃ | Tsugi no sōsha | Next runner |
