the following, next
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヨク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji "翌" means "the following" or "next." It is typically used as a component in nouns rather than verbs. You will often see it in compounds like "翌日" (よくじつ), which means "next day," "翌年" (よくねん) for "following year," and "翌月" (よくげつ) meaning "the following month." Each of these compounds helps specify a time or event that comes after the current one. A usage note to remember is that this kanji emphasizes a sense of immediacy in the time relationship — it refers to the very next instance, whether it's the day after today or the month after now.
Example sentences
翌朝、彼は早起きした。
He woke up early the next morning.
Meanings across languages
- English
- the following, next
- Tiếng Việt
- kế tiếp
- 日本語
- 翌日
- 한국어
- 다음
- 中文
- 次
- id
- berikutnya
- th
- ถัดไป
- es
- el siguiente
- fr
- le suivant
- de
- der folgende
- pt
- o seguinte
Common compounds
- 翌日よくじつnext day
- 翌年よくねんfollowing year
- 翌月よくげつfollowing month
- 翌朝よくあさnext morning
- 翌週よくしゅうthe following week, the next week
- 翌春よくしゅんnext spring
- 翌々よくよくthe ... after next, two ... later, two ... after
- 翌晩よくばんthe following evening
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