次
Next
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| じ | つ.ぎ | 冫 + 欠 |
Meaning: Next
You have some ice on the ground. You’re testing people for their ability to walk across it. The first person walks across… failed! The second… failed! You keep going and going. Soon you just start saying Next, next, next, next… until all are gone and you have nobody left to test.
Feel a little frustrated you can’t find your ice walker. The “next next next” voice you have should sound irritated and rushed. You want to find your ice walking hero quickly!
Reading: じ
To remember the reading じ, we used the word “Jesus” – Then, your hero arrives. It’s Jesus comes up and just walks across, no problem. Why? Because he can walk on water, so why not ice? There will be no more next applicant. You know who will be your ice walker, and that person is Jesus.
Feel the excitement when you finally find the person you’re looking for. You’re so happy! Then, as you offer him the job, he comes up to you and says “I am sorry, my people need me elsewhere, I am Jesus after all” and then vanishes in a puff of smoke. You’re so disappointed now that Jesus wouldn’t take your job.
Vocabulary
次 itself is a great word… and so are all the other words, of course! Only the best words for you, [wlm_username].
a 次（つぎ）＝ Next
- Meaning: Same as the kanji
- Reading: The kun’yomi reading. It’s a weird sounding word. Perhaps if you think about how weird つぎ sounds (and really think about it) you’ll remember it as well. At the end of this page, try to recall the kun’yomi reading for 次 again to help reinforce the memory in your mind.
a 次々（つぎつぎ）＝ One By One, One After Another
- Combo: 次 (next) + 々 (repeats previous kanji)
- Meaning: Next next next next next…
- Reading: The kun’yomi twice, sorry about that. On’yomi coming up… 次!
a 次回（じかい）＝ Next Time
- Combo: 次 (next) + 回 (time, revolution)
- Meaning: I’ll get you next time, Inspector Gadget… Next time!!
- Reading: The on’yomi readings of the kanji.
a 目次（もくじ）＝ Table Of Contents
- Combo: 目 (eye) + 次 (next)
- Meaning: With your eyes, you can see what’s coming next all on one page. All visible to your eyes in one place!
- Reading: On’yomi readings.
a 年次（ねんじ）＝ Annual
- Combo: 年 (year) + 次 (next)
- Meaning: Something will happen next year too. It’s annual!
- Reading: On’yomi readings.
Notes
What will you do next? Learn another kanji? I hope so…