次 (tsugi) means “next” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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次のページを見ます。tsugi no pē ji o mi ma su

I look at the next page.

次の電車を待ちます。tsugi no den sha o ma chi ma su

I will wait for the next train.

Points to what comes immediately after the current person, thing, or stage in a sequence.

後ato: A person, thing, or stage that comes after the current one, not always immediately.

あるものに続いて、時間や順序の上であとに来るもの。a ru mo no ni tsuzu i te ji kan ya jun jo no ue de a to ni ku ru mo no

次 (tsugi, "next") is the noun form of the native verb 次ぐ (tsugu, "to follow or succeed"), with the kanji 次 expressing sequence.

The phrase 次は (tsugi wa) introduces the next person or turn, so it is common when people take turns speaking or acting.