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N2 う-verb (ぐ), Intransitive verb

次(つ)ぐto rank next to, to come after

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    1. う-verb (ぐ), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to follow, to come after, to come next (to), to rank next (to), to rank second (to)

    All Forms

    次ぐ 【つぐ】、亜ぐ 【つぐ】

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      • つ

      • ぐ

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      梅(うめ)に次(つ)ぎ桜(さくら)が咲(さ)きました。

      After the plum blossoms, the cherry blossoms bloomed.

      • N2

      大阪(おおさか)は東京(とうきょう)に次(つ)ぐ大(だい)都会(とかい)である。

      Osaka is a metropolis second only to Tokyo.

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      不運(ふうん)に次(つ)ぎ、また不運(ふうん)に見舞(みま)われたので落(お)ち込(こ)んでいます。

      I'm feeling down because I've been hit by misfortune following misfortune.

      • N2

      この小(ちい)さな会社(かいしゃ)では、部長(ぶちょう)という立場(たちば)は社長(しゃちょう)に次(つ)ぐ地位(ちい)なのだとか。

      In this small company, the position called department head is said to be the next in rank to the president.

      • N2

      挙式(きょしき)が終(お)わったので、今度(こんど)はそれに次(つ)ぎ披露宴(ひろうえん)か何(なに)かが行(おこな)われるでしょう。

      Since the ceremony is over, there will probably be a reception or something like that coming after.

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