後 — kanji meaning “behind”
後
behind, back, later
- Meanings
- behind, back, later
- On'yomi
- ゴ (go)、コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと、おく.れる
- Name readings
- こし、し、しい、しり
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #26 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 60
- Chinese reading
- hòu — Chinese character page
Words with 後
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最後 | さいご saigo | end; conclusion |
| 今後 | こんご kongo | from now on; hereafter |
| 午後 | ごご gogo | afternoon; p.m. |
| 後半 | こうはん kouhan | second half; latter half |
| 後ろ | うしろ ushiro | back; behind; rear |
| 直後 | ちょくご chokugo | immediately following |
| 前後 | ぜんご zengo | front and rear; front and back; before and behind |
| 戦後 | せんご sengo | postwar period; period after Second World War |
| 後輩 | こうはい kouhai | junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student |
| 後期 | こうき kouki | latter period; second half; late stage |
| 以後 | いご igo | after this; from now on; hereafter |
| 後者 | こうしゃ kousha | the latter; the second |
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