Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1509 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: Asia, rank next, come after, -ous

Kunyomi: つ.ぐ

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: two

Examples

Onyomi Examples

sub-, second-rate, inferior, -ous (indicating a low oxidation state), -ite, Asia, Argentina, Arabia, America, American person

アエン zinc (Zn)

トウア East Asia, the Orient

叙利 シリア Syria

Kunyomi Examples

次ぐ つぐ to rank next to, to come after