Illustration: After a neighborhood fun run, three adults stand on an unnumbered winners’ podium in a school playground. The central winner occupies the highest block and raises a large trophy.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

次つぐ

tsugu

to follow, to rank next to

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょはロング氏しに次つぐ最高さいこうのピアニストです。

    She is our next best pianist after Mr Long.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. チューリッヒはロンドンに次つぐ世界第二位せかいだいにいの金市場きんしじょうである。

    Zurich is the second largest gold market in the world after London.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. エルサレムは、メッカ・メディナに次つぐイスラム教第きょうだい3の聖地せいちである。

    Jerusalem is the third holy city in Islam, following Mecca and Medina.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 次

  • 次next; orderOnジ・シKunつぐ・つぎ

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