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後

Kanji 後: meaning "behind, after", readings, stroke order

The kanji 後 means "behind, after". On'yomi: ゴ、コウ; kun'yomi: のち、うしろ、あと、おくれる. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
behind, after
On'yomi
ゴコウ
Kun'yomi
のちうしろあとおくれる
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 後

  • 後ろ うしろ — Behind
  • 午後 ごご — Afternoon / PM
  • 明後日 あさって — day after tomorrow
  • 後 あと — afterwards (later); in the future; the rest; since then
  • 最後 さいご — last, end
  • 後 ご — afterwards, since then
  • 後者 こうしゃ — the latter
  • 後輩 こうはい — junior members of a group
  • 今後 こんご — from now on, hereafter
  • 明後日 みょうごにち — day after tomorrow
  • 後悔 こうかい — regret, repentance
  • 後 のち — afterwards, since then

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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