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後者 (こうしゃ): the latter — Japanese vocabulary

後者 is read こうしゃ and means "the latter". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

後者

Reading
こうしゃ · kousha
Translation
the latter
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
こうしゃが

Example

これら二つの意見のうち前者よりも後者のほうがよい。

これらふたつのいけんのうちぜんしゃよりもこうしゃのほうがよい。

Of these two opinions, I prefer the latter to the former.

Kanji in this word

  • 後 — behind, after
  • 者 — person (suffix)

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