Word details
次第
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 次第.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Suffix; After a noun
depending on
Examples
仕事の成功はあなた方の努力次第です。
Our success in this work depends on your efforts.
2
Suffix; After a noun or the -masu stem of a verb
as soon as; immediately after; upon
Examples
空港に着き次第、電話します。
I'll phone you as soon as I get to the airport.
3
Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb
as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand")
4
Common noun
order; program; programme; precedence
5
Common noun
circumstances; course of events; state of things
Examples
こういう次第だ。
This is how it stands.
6
Common noun
reason
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