Japanese symbol for “posthumously”
没後
ぼつご
Romaji: botsugo
after death; posthumously
In Japanese, posthumously is 没後, read ぼつご (botsugo).
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Meanings
- adv, n after death; posthumously
Written forms: 没後、歿後. Readings: ぼつご.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 没頭 | ぼっとう bottou | immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to |
| 沈没 | ちんぼつ chinbotsu | sinking; foundering; going down |
| 没落 | ぼつらく botsuraku | ruin; fall; collapse |
| 没収 | ぼっしゅう bosshuu | seizure; confiscation; impounding |
| 出没 | しゅつぼつ shutsubotsu | making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing |
| 戦没 | せんぼつ senbotsu | death in battle; killed in action |
| 最後 | さいご saigo | end; conclusion |
| 今後 | こんご kongo | from now on; hereafter |
See also: Chinese symbol for “posthumously”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.