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Meanings
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Used to introduce the next step, item, or event in a sequence. Common in instructions, narratives, and enumerations.
First, mix the ingredients. Next, preheat the oven.
He went to Tokyo, and then headed to Osaka.
Usage patterns
- まず〈事〉、次に〈事〉first ..., then next ...
First cut the vegetables, then grill the meat.
- 次に〈動詞〉next, (do)...
Next, please press the button.
Expressions
- 次から次にone after another; in succession