後 — Japanese kanji
9 strokes · N5
Meanings: Behind, Back, Later
On’yomi: ご、こう · Kun’yomi: のち、うし.ろ、うしろ
Radicals in 後
- 夂 — go (3 strokes)
- 幺 — short thread (3 strokes)
- 彳 — step (3 strokes)
Words using 後
- 後の（～人々） (あとの（～ひとびと）): people of later generations — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 24 - Intermediate Course Review
- 以後 (いご): after; thereafter — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 13 - Hobbies and Interests
- 後ろ (うしろ): behind — Lesson 35: ～続ける (Continue to)
- 後ろ姿 (うしろすがた): rear view; figure from behind — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 14 - People and Nature
- 後ろ向き (うしろむき): backward-looking; negative — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 19 - Traditional Culture
- 後ろ向き（な） (うしろむき（な）): negative; backward-looking — Lesson 15: Smile Most When It’s Tough
- 会社 の 後輩 (かいしゃのこうはい): junior colleague; junior (n) — 第5週 (1) - どういう関係ですか
- 後悔（する） (こうかい（する）): to regret — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 16 - Perspectives and Opinions
- 後期 (こうき): second semester; latter term — 第4週 (1) - 学校へ行きましょう①
- 後者 (こうしゃ): the latter — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 03 - Giving Advice
- 後世 (こうせい): posterity; future generations — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 24 - Intermediate Course Review
- 後輩 (こうはい): junior; underclassman — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 15 - Manners and Etiquette
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