次
つぎ
hepburn tsugi
next
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 次の駅で降ります。I get off at the next station.
- 次の機会にまた会いましょう。Let's meet again next time.
Collocations
次 (tsugi, next)次の (tsugi no, next + noun)次々と (tsugitsugi to, one after another)次回 (jikai, next time formal)次第 (shidai, depending on)
Mnemonic
Tsugi (次) is the noun "next" — covers both time and order. Tsugi no eki (next station, spatial sequence), tsugi no kikai (next opportunity, time), tsugi no hito (next person, queue). Kanji 次 = 冫 (ice) + 欠 (lack / next) — meaning "the following turn." Tsugitsugi to (one after another) is a repetitive adverb — tsugitsugi to mondai ga okoru (problems pop up one after another). Formal Sino-Japanese cluster: jikai (next time / round), tsugi no dankai (next stage), shidai (depending on). Watch shidai polysemy: gochuumon shidai (depending on order), jijou shidai de (depending on circumstances), shidai ni (gradually, adverb). Korean "da-eum / cha-rye / cha-cha" parallels.
Quick check
Which is NOT a meaning of shidai?