The kanji 又 primarily conveys the meaning of "again," "also," or "another." It suggests a repetition, addition, or something that comes in addition to something else. It implies something extra or a second instance of something.

・On-yomi (音読み): ユウ (yuu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): また (mata)

⚫︎ 又来ましたね。 Translation: You're here again, aren't you? ⚫︎ 又、彼に会った。 Translation: I met him again. ⚫︎ 一時間又二時間。 Translation: One hour, and then another two hours.

The kanji 又 is a pictograph. It depicts a hand (similar to the character 手 - te, meaning hand) and, in its original form, represented the right hand. Over time, it came to be used to signify "again" or "another" because the right hand could perform an action *again* or *another* time, or *also* do something. The character evolved from a more complex form depicting a hand to its current simplified form.