翌 marks the period immediately following a reference point. Learn it in complete words used in narratives and schedules.

The idea

翌 has 11 strokes and the on-reading よく. In 翌日（よくじつ）, 翌朝（よくあさ） and 翌年（よくねん）, it combines with a time word to name the following day, morning or year. Follow the linked stroke diagram.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
翌日よくじつI returned home the day after the trip.
翌朝よくあさIt snowed the following morning.
翌年よくねんThe shop opened the following year.

Examples

  • 旅行りょこうの翌日よくじつに家いえへ帰かえりました。I returned home the day after the trip.
  • 翌朝よくあさ、雪ゆきが降ふりました。It snowed the following morning.
  • その店みせは翌年よくねんに開店かいてんしました。The shop opened the following year.
  • 試験しけんの翌日よくじつに結果けっかが届とどきました。The results arrived the day after the exam.
  • 翌朝よくあさ、ホテルを出でました。We left the hotel the following morning.
  • 翌年よくねん、東京とうきょうで働はたらき始はじめました。The following year, I started working in Tokyo.

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Watch out

翌日 is the day after the date established in context, not necessarily tomorrow. 明日（あした） is tomorrow relative to today. 翌朝 has the mixed reading よくあさ, not よくちょう.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 翌日 in hiragana.

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    よくじつ

    翌日 is よくじつ: the day after the reference date, as in returning the day after a trip.

  2. Write the reading of 翌朝 in hiragana.

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    よくあさ

    翌朝 is よくあさ. 朝 uses its reading あさ in this compound; it means the following morning.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: ＿年（よくねん）［翌／羽］.

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    翌

    翌 completes 翌年（よくねん）, the year following the year already mentioned.

Use it today

Write 翌 using the stroke diagram. Cover the table, read the three words, and describe what happened the day after a trip.