又
又·again, or, second-hand, indirect
- On-yomi
- none
- Kun-yomi
- また
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 又は | または | or |
| 又貸し | またがし | subletting, lending on |
| 又聞き | またぎき | hearsay, second-hand information |
| 三つ又 | みつまた | three-pronged, three-way fork |
Example sentences
現金又はカードでお支払いください。
げんきんまたはかーどでおしはらいください。
Please pay by cash or card.
借りた本を又貸ししてはいけない。
かりたほんをまたがししてはいけない。
You must not lend on a book you borrowed.
それは又聞きの話にすぎない。
それはまたぎきのはなしにすぎない。
That is no more than second-hand information.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 又叉叉 (fork, 交叉) is 又 with one extra dot.
- 又友友 (friend) contains 又 beneath a short stroke.
Common mistakes
- In ordinary writing また (again) is kana; 又は in formal or legal text is the common kanji use.
- 又〜 as a prefix means 'at one remove': 又貸し, 又聞き.
Memory aid
Picture it
A right hand drawn in two strokes: the hand that passes a thing on, so whatever it touches is second-hand.
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