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次
Next, Following
つ.ぐ (tsugu), つぎ (tsugi)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
If you've watched Japanese anime, you've probably encountered 次回予告 (じかいよこく)—the preview announcing what happens in the next episode. That dramatic voice saying something like “Next time…” has become a familiar part of anime culture. 次回 literally contains 次, “next,” and 回, “time/episode.”
Memory Trick
“I LACK(欠) patience, so I’m going NEXT!”
Readings
Onyomi: ジ (ji), シ (shi)
Kunyomi: つ.ぐ (tsugu), つぎ (tsugi)
Example Words
次
つぎ (tsugi)
Next
次回
じかい (jikai)
Next time
目次
もくじ (mokuji)
Table of contents
次第
しだい (shidai)
As soon as
Example Sentence
次の 電車を 待ちます。
つぎの でんしゃを まちます。
tsugi no densha o machimasu
I'll wait for the next train.