Kanji N1

又: or again, furthermore, on the other hand

又 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning or again, furthermore, on the other hand, written with 2 strokes. It is read ユウ (on) and また (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 又は (または, or) and 又 (また, again).

又

Meanings

  • or again
  • furthermore
  • on the other hand
Strokes2
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1874 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ユウ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • また
  • また-
  • またの-

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 又

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 又はまたは

    or; either ... or ...

    JLPT N4
  • 又また

    again; once more; once again; another time

    JLPT N5

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