次(つぎ)

つぎ
noun
next
1. next, following
The one that comes immediately after the current one in a sequence.
次(つぎ)は何(なに)をしますか。
What will we do next?
次(つぎ)の電車(でんしゃ)は十分(じゅっぷん)後(ご)です。
The next train is in 10 minutes.
次(つぎ)の日曜日(にちようび)に友達(ともだち)と会(あ)います。
I'm meeting a friend next Sunday.
この本(ほん)を読(よ)み終(お)わったら、次(つぎ)は何(なに)を読(よ)みましょうか。
When I finish reading this book, what should I read next?
次(つぎ)の駅(えき)で降(お)りてください。そこから歩(ある)いて五分(ごふん)です。
Please get off at the next station. From there, it's a five-minute walk.

次(つぎ) means "next" in sequence or order.

USAGE PATTERNS:

  • 次(つぎ)の + noun: the next ~
  • 次(つぎ)に: next, secondly (when listing)
  • 次(つぎ)は: as for next...

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 次(つぎ)の駅(えき): next station
  • 次(つぎ)の質問(しつもん): next question
  • 次(つぎ)の電車(でんしゃ): next train
  • 次(つぎ)の日(ひ): the next day

COMPOUNDS:

  • 次回(じかい): next time, next episode
  • 次第(しだい): depending on; as soon as
  • 次男(じなん): second son

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 今度(こんど): next time (but also "this time")
  • 翌(よく)〜: the following ~ (more formal)
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Added 2026.1.7 21:28 · Revised 2026.2.19 10:24
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