Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぐ, intransitive)
1. to rank next to; to come after
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
next in line; heir
Examples (4 in total)
She is our next best pianist after Mr Long.
The Amazon is the second longest river in the world after the Nile.
Jerusalem is the third holy city in Islam, following Mecca and Medina.
Zurich is the second largest gold market in the world after London.