后 — kanji meaning “empress”
后
empress, queen, after, behind, back, later
- Meanings
- empress, queen, after, behind, back, later
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)、ゴ (go)
- Kun'yomi
- きさき
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1583 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- hòu — Chinese character page
Words with 后
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皇后 | こうごう kougou | empress (consort) |
| 皇太后 | こうたいごう koutaigou | Empress Dowager; Queen Mother |
| 母后 | ぼこう bokou | empress dowager |
| 太皇太后 | たいこうたいごう taikoutaigou | Grand Empress Dowager |
| 后宮 | こうぐう kouguu | empress's palace; queen's palace |
| 皇后陛下 | こうごうへいか kougouheika | Her Majesty the Empress |
| 天后 | てんこう tenkou | queen of heaven |
| 太后 | たいこう taikou | empress dowager; queen mother |
| 王后 | おうこう oukou | queen |
| 王后陛下 | おうこうへいか oukouheika | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 三后 | さんこう sankou | Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort |
| 三皇后 | さんこうごう sankougou | Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort |
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