The kanji 翌 primarily conveys the meaning of "next," "following," or "the following day/year." It refers to the time immediately after a specific point.

・On-yomi (音読み): ヨウ (yō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, but it is often combined with other words to express time such as 翌日 (youjitsu), meaning "the next day."

⚫︎ 翌日 (youjitsu) Translation: The next day ⚫︎ 翌年 (yōnen) Translation: The following year ⚫︎ 翌週 (yōshū) Translation: The following week

The kanji 翌 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The phonetic component is 羽 (ha), meaning "feather" or "wing," and the semantic component is also 羽. The original meaning might have been related to the "following" of a bird's flight or the passing of time like a bird flying. The upper half is a modification of 立 (ritsu), meaning "to stand" or "to establish." Over time, the meaning shifted towards "next" or "following."