Meaning

Primary

One After Another

Alternative

In Succession

Word Type

adverb

Explanation

When things happen in a next, next (next, next, next…) way, they happen one after another.

Imagine a factory line for item checking. The people there keep shouting "Next! Next!" because items come in succession without stopping!

Reading

つぎつぎ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same as the word (so it's つぎ), but this time you do it twice. No strange rendaku or anything like that either, which makes everyone happier.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 次々作る

    to make one by one

    次々生まれる

    to be born one after another

    次々出る

    to leave one by one

Context Sentences

パンダが次々に竹を食べました。

The panda ate one bamboo plant after another.

前回のミーティングでは次々にアイディアが出た。

At the last meeting, ideas came up one after another.

レストランには色々なヘアスタイルの人が次々に来ました。

People with various hairstyles came to the restaurant in succession.

Kanji Composition