Meaning

Primary

One By One

Alternatives

In Succession, One After The Other

Word Type

adverb

Explanation

When something is happening next, next (next next next), it's happening in succession, or one by one. Just imagine a line of people going through to get stamps on their heads. The person at the stamp counter is saying "Next! Next!" and then shouting "C'mon people, one by one, alright?"

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

  • 次々に作る

    to make one after another

    次々に入る

    to enter one after another

    次々に出ていく

    to exit one after another

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