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後

Behind
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingゴ、コウ
Kun readingのち、うし.ろ、あと
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 2Level 6

Verbs with «後»

後悔する後退する後押しする後述する前後する

Meanings

  1. behindRtK
    彼は入った後ドアを静かに閉めた。He closed the door quietly behind him.tatoeba
  2. back
  3. later
    彼は三日後に帰ってきた。He came back three days later.tatoeba
  1. rear
  2. after
  3. remainder

Synonyms

その後

Homonyms

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Same reading (あと)
跡 · trace
Same reading (ご)
五 · five御 · honorific/polite/humble prefix語 · word碁 · go (board game)

Popular Usage

後ろ午後最後後者今後以後後輩前後明後日後回し

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Nelson · column · going (行) · line · cocoon · walking legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1479

Compound words

午後ごご
afternoon; p.m.
後ろうしろ
back; behind; rear
最後さいご
end; conclusion; last; final; latest
後者こうしゃ
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
今後こんご
from now on; hereafter
以後いご
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then)
後輩こうはい
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
前後ぜんご
front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth; before and after
後にのちに
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
後の祭りあとのまつり
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
～年後ねんご
~ years after
後回しあとまわし
putting off; postponing
明後日あさって
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
後援こうえん
support; backing
後悔こうかい
regret; repentance; remorse
後期こうき
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
後継こうけい
succession; successor
後見こうけん
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
後妻ごさい
second wife
後手ごて
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote
後世こうせい
posterity; future generations; future life
後続こうぞく
succeeding; following; trailing; next
後退こうたい
retreat; falling back; moving backwards; reversing; backing up (of a vehicle)
後日ごじつ
in the future; another day; later

On Reading Examples

彼は首を前後に振りました。ぜんご
He shook his head back and forth.tatoeba
彼は今日から１週間後、つまり１２月１０日に帰ってくる。ご
He will be back a week from today, that is, on December 10.tatoeba
彼は胸の傷がもとで１週間後になくなった。ご
He died from a wound in the chest after a week.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は父親の後を継いだ。あと
He took over the business from his father.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は放課後野球をしました。
He played baseball after school.tatoeba
彼は父親の死後、家業を引き受けた。
He took charge of the family business after his father died.tatoeba
彼は父親の後を継いだ。
He took over the business from his father.tatoeba
彼は父の死後、母の世話をした。
He cared for his mother after his father died.tatoeba
形容詞の後ろにもつく。
This is also used by putting it after adjectives.wiki
常陸介の後ろ盾を求めていた。
He had been seeking Hitachi no suke's support.wiki
この後者が土間である。
The latter area constitutes a doma.wiki
後者を御目見医師と呼ぶ。
The latter was called the omemie-ishi (privileged doctor).wiki
菊岡検校の後輩である光崎検校はその頃に活躍した。
Kengyo Mitsuzaki, a musician junior to Kengyo Kikuoka, was active during this period.wiki
先輩に当たる赤染衛門には後輩として尊敬の意を見せている。
She showed her respect to the senior colleague, Akazome Emon.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Behind, after. 彳 (step) + 幺 (thread) + 夂 (slow feet) — feet tied with thread fall behind.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 後

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step