The kanji 翌 primarily means "next," "the following," or "the coming." It refers to the time immediately after the current time, often used in relation to days, years, or other periods.

・On-yomi (音読み): ヨウ (yō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, or rarely used in isolation. The meaning is conveyed by the context.

⚫︎ 翌日 Translation: The next day; the following day. ⚫︎ 翌週 Translation: The following week; next week. ⚫︎ 翌年 Translation: The following year; next year.

The kanji 翌 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is formed by the radical 羽, which means "feather," "wing." The right side is 立 meaning "stand." The original meaning was likely connected to the flapping of wings, something that occurs quickly and is followed by the next moment, creating the meaning of "next."