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Japanese symbol for “trailing”

Romaji: kouzoku
succeeding; following; trailing; next

In Japanese, trailing is , read (kouzoku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n, vi succeeding; following; trailing; next

Kanji and stroke order

behind, back, later
on: ゴ、コウ
kun: のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと
9 strokes · JLPT 4
continue, series, sequel
on: ゾク、ショク、コウ、キョウ
kun: つづ.く、つづ.ける、つぐ.ない
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “trailing”

WordReadingMeaning
あとおい atooitrailing; chasing after
ダウン daunbeing down (in points, games, etc.); being behind; trailing
ビハインド bihaindobeing behind (in points, goals, etc.); trailing; deficit
あいたい aitaitrailing (clouds); thick; heavy
ぞろぞろ zorozorodragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing; stretching out

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さいご saigoend; conclusion
こんご kongofrom now on; hereafter
ごご gogoafternoon; p.m.
こうはん kouhansecond half; latter half
うしろ ushiroback; behind; rear
ちょくご chokugoimmediately following
れんぞく renzokucontinuation; succession; series
けいぞく keizokucontinuation; continuance; maintenance

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.

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