次つぐ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぐ, intransitive)
1. to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
Osaka is a major city second only to Tokyo.
Kanji used
next
Pitch accent
つ
ぐ
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Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
Examples (5 in total)
Osaka is a major city second only to Tokyo.
She is our next best pianist after Mr Long.
The Amazon is the second longest river in the world after the Nile.
Jerusalem is the third holy city in Islam, following Mecca and Medina.
Zurich is the second largest gold market in the world after London.