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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: ゴ, コウ

Composition: 彳 幺 夂

後

Radical

Radical: 彳

Reading: ぎょうにんべん

Meaning: step

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

午後(ごご)   afternoon, p.m.

最後(さいご)   last, ending

以後(いご)   from now on

後半(こうはん)   second half

後ほど(のちほど)   later

後ろ(うしろ)   back, behind

後で(あとで)   later, afterwards

手後れ(ておくれ)   being (too) late

*明後日(あさって)   day after tomorrow

Onyomi Examples

後 (ゴ) after

後日 (ゴジツ) in the future, another day, later

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

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

後援 (コウエン) support, backing

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

向後 (コウゴ) hereafter

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

Kunyomi Examples

後 (のち) later, afterwards, future, after one's death, descendant

後々 (のちのち) future, distant future

後々 (のちのち) future, distant future

この後 (このあと) after this, henceforth, henceforward, from now on

後ろ (うしろ) back, behind, rear

後ろ姿 (うしろすがた) (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure

後ろ (うしろ) back, behind, rear

後ろ姿 (うしろすがた) (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure

後 (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

後押し (あとおし) pushing, support, backing, supporter, backer, pushing from behind (a cart, etc.), pusher

亡き後 (なきあと) after one's death

後々 (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)

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