次 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 次 mean?
Next. Second. Second place. Middle. Order. A word expressing rank or order. An inn where you stay on a journey. A place to camp.
How to read 次?
Kunyomi... つぐ/tsugu,つぎ/tsugi,ついず/tsuizu, やどる/yadoru
Onyomi... ジ/ji,シ/shi
jinmeikun... chika, tsugu, hide,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
| application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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| type | common-use kanji |
| unicode | 6B21 次 (For HTML use) |
次 / related names
- Name:
- manjiro
- Katakana:
- マンジロウ
- Kanji:
- 満次狼
- Meaning:
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- 満To be full. To be sufficient. To go over. All. Whole. To be rich and happy.
- 次Next. Second. Second place. Middle. Order. A word expressing rank or order. An inn where you stay on a journey. A place to camp.
- 狼Wolf. A mammal of the canine family. A metaphor for something as ferocious as a wolf. To be frightened. To be dismayed.
- Name:
- ginjiro
- Katakana:
- ギンジロウ
- Name:
- yujiro
- Katakana:
- ユウジロウ
- Name:
- keiji
- Katakana:
- ケイジ
- Name:
- benjiro
- Katakana:
- ベンジロウ
- Name:
- joji
- Katakana:
- ジョウジ
- Name:
- denjiro
- Katakana:
- デンジロウ
- Kanji:
- 電次郎
- Meaning:
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- 電Electricity. Lightning. A metaphor for something very fast, like a bolt of lightning. Electricity. Something that uses electricity.
- 次Next. Second. Second place. Middle. Order. A word expressing rank or order. An inn where you stay on a journey. A place to camp.
- 郎Male. Men. Young men. A word that refers broadly to boys. A retainer.
- Name:
- rinjiro
- Katakana:
- リンジロウ
- Name:
- jiei
- Katakana:
- ジエイ
- Kanji:
- 次影
- Meaning:
-
- 次Next. Second. Second place. Middle. Order. A word expressing rank or order. An inn where you stay on a journey. A place to camp.
- 影Shadow. Something that is the opposite of an object and a light source. A reflection in the water. A shape or figure whose details are not clear. Something that is not real. Omokage. A suggestion of misfortune or bad luck. A substitute.
- Name:
- kojiro
- Katakana:
- コジロウ
- Name:
- jiro
- Katakana:
- ジロウ
- Name:
- reiji
- Katakana:
- レイジ
- Name:
- reiji
- Katakana:
- レイジ
- Name:
- eiji
- Katakana:
- エイジ
- Name:
- shinjiro
- Katakana:
- シンジロウ
- Kanji:
- 心次郎
- Meaning:
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- 心Mind. Spirit. Feelings. Thoughts. Heart. Chest. Center. The center of things. Important things. The point.
- 次Next. Second. Second place. Middle. Order. A word expressing rank or order. An inn where you stay on a journey. A place to camp.
- 郎Male. Men. Young men. A word that refers broadly to boys. A retainer.
- Name:
- jojiro
- Katakana:
- ジョウジロウ
- Kanji:
- 譲次郎
- Meaning:
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- 譲To give away. To give something or a position to someone else and leave it to them. To humble oneself. To criticize.
- 次Next. Second. Second place. Middle. Order. A word expressing rank or order. An inn where you stay on a journey. A place to camp.
- 郎Male. Men. Young men. A word that refers broadly to boys. A retainer.
- Name:
- kenji
- Katakana:
- ケンジ
- Name:
- sorajiro
- Katakana:
- ソラジロウ
- Kanji:
- 空次郎
- Meaning:
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- 空Sky. Atmosphere. Heaven. Big. Wide. Empty. No substance. Meaningless. Useless. In Buddhism, something without substance or essence. A thing related to aviation.
- 次Next. Second. Second place. Middle. Order. A word expressing rank or order. An inn where you stay on a journey. A place to camp.
- 郎Male. Men. Young men. A word that refers broadly to boys. A retainer.
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