次
next, order, sequence

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シジ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

つ.ぐつぎ

Nanori (名乗り)

きすきつぐよし

Stroke Order

6 / 6

Information

Grade:3
Strokes:6
JLPT:3
Frequency:222

Vocabulary

シ

WordReadingMeaning
次第シダイdepending on; as soon as; immediately after; upon; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program; programme; precedence; circumstances; course of events; state of things; reason
式次第シキシダイprogram of a ceremony (programme)
面目次第メンボクシダイface; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit
気分次第キブンシダイaccording to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
実力次第ジツリョクシダイaccording to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough

ジ

WordReadingMeaning
事務次官ジムジカンpermanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
次回ジカイnext time (occasion)
次官ジカンvice-minister; undersecretary
次期ジキnext term; next period; next version; next release
次元ジゲンdimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

Other

WordReadingMeaning
月次つきなみevery month; trite; commonplace; conventional; hackneyed
五十三次ごじゅうさんつぎfifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
次つぎnext; following; subsequent; stage; station
次いでついでnext; secondly; subsequently
次ぐつぐto follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

欠
fail, gap, lack, yawning radical (no. 76)
Grade 4JLPT 3
姿
figure, form, shape
Grade 6JLPT 1
火
fire
Grade 1JLPT 5
炊
boil, cook
Grade 8JLPT 1
吹
blow, breathe, emit, puff, smoke
Grade 8JLPT 3
没
die, disappear, drown, fall into, hide, sink
Grade 8JLPT 1
沢
brilliance, grace, marsh, swamp
Grade 8JLPT 1
決
agree upon, appoint, decide, fix
Grade 3JLPT 3
染
color, dye, paint, print, stain
Grade 6JLPT 1
派
clique, faction, group, party, school, sect
Grade 6JLPT 1