翌
翌 — The following
the following, next
On’yomiヨク (yoku)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 翌
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 翌日 | よくじつ yokujitsu | next day |
| 翌年 | よくねん yokunen | following year |
| 翌朝 | よくあさ yokuasa | next morning |
| 翌月 | よくげつ yokugetsu | following month |
| 翌週 | よくしゅう yokushuu | the following week; the next week |
| 翌春 | よくしゅん yokushun | next spring |
Study notes
翌 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1070 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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