Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N5

26 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: behind, back, later

Kunyomi: のち うし.ろ うしろ あと おく.れる

Onyomi: コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ぎょうにんべん

Meaning: step

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

(ごご)   afternoon, p.m.

(さいご)   last, ending

(いご)   from now on

半(こうはん)   second half

ほど(のちほど)   later

ろ(うしろ)   back, behind

で(あとで)   later, afterwards

れ(ておくれ)   being (too) late

*明日(あさって)   day after tomorrow

Onyomi Examples

after

ゴジツ in the future, another day, later

エチゴ Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

終了 シュウリョウゴ after the end (of something), post-

コウエン support, backing

遺症 コウイショウ prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela

コウゴ hereafter

センゴ before and after, earlier and later, order, sequence, occurring almost simultaneously, inversion (of order)

Kunyomi Examples

のち later, afterwards, future, after one's death, descendant

のちのち future, distant future

のちのち future, distant future

この このあと after this, henceforth, henceforward, from now on

うしろ back, behind, rear

ろ姿 うしろすがた retreating figure, appearance from behind

うしろ back, behind, rear

ろ姿 うしろすがた retreating figure, appearance from behind

あと behind, rear, after, later, remainder, the rest, more (e.g. five more minutes), left, also, in addition, descendant, successor, heir, after one's death, past, previous

押し あとおし pushing, backing, boosting, supporting, pushing from behind (a cart, etc.), pusher

亡き なきあと after one's death

あとあと future, distant future

遅れる おくれる to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue, to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times), to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death, to be slow (of a clock or watch)