KanjiN5Grade 2 · 小29 strokesRadical 彳#26 in newspapers
後 · behind, back
後 is a kanji meaning behind, back, later. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- ゴgo
- コウkō
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- のちnochi
- うしろushiro
- うしろushiro
- あとato
- おくれるokureru
Practise the N5 kanji
In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 後 · 20 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 明後日あさって | あさって | day after tomorrow | N5 |
| 後あと | あと | afterwards (later); in the future; the rest; since then | N5 |
| 後ろうしろ | うしろ | back, behind, rear | N5 |
| 午後ごご | ごご | afternoon, P.M. | N5 |
| 最後さいご | さいご | last, end | N4 |
| 後ご | ご | afterwards, since then | N3 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 後者こうしゃ | こうしゃ | the latter | N3 |
| 後輩こうはい | こうはい | junior members of a group | N3 |
| 今後こんご | こんご | from now on, hereafter | N3 |
| 明後日みょうごにち | みょうごにち | day after tomorrow | N3 |
| 後悔こうかい | こうかい | regret, repentance | N3 |
| 後のち | のち | afterwards, since then | N3 |
| 以後いご | いご | after this; from now on; hereafter | N2 |
| 明明後日しあさって | しあさって | two days after tomorrow | N2 |
| 前後ぜんご | ぜんご | front and back, before and after | N2 |
| 直後ちょくご | ちょくご | immediately following | N2 |
| 後退こうたい | こうたい | retreat, backspace | N1 |
| 産後さんご | さんご | postpartum, after childbirth | N1 |
| 背後はいご | はいご | back, rear | N1 |
| 後回しあとまわし | あとまわし | putting off, postponing | N1 |
Example sentence
後ろを見ろ。
うしろをみろ
Look back!
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #174302 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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