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后

Kanji 后: meaning "Empress, Queen, After", readings, stroke order

The kanji 后 means "Empress, Queen, After". On'yomi: コウ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Empress, Queen, After
On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
6
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 后

  • 后 きさき — empress

Stroke order · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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