Info on the Kanji 後

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Meaning(s)

behind, back, later

Reading(s)

onyomi GO, KOU
kunyomi nochi, ushi-ro, ato, oku-reru

Other

stroke count 9
grade 2
jlpt level N5
Example words with 後
WordMeaning
のち
nochi
back / behind / rear
うご
ugo
after rain
ごご
gogo
afternoon / p.m.
あとで
atode
afterwards
のちに
nochini
later on / subsequently / by and by / after a while
うしれ
ushire
delay / lag / postponement / falling behind
うしろ
ushiro
back / behind / rear
こうがく
kougaku
younger scholar / future reference
あときん
atokin
rest of the payment
のちがつ
nochi gatsu
last month
こうけん
kouken
guardianship / guardian / assistant / prompter
のちのち
nochi nochi
distant future
のちやま
nochi yama
pusher
こうしゃ
kousha
rear car
こうしゅつ
koushutsu
later / following
あとがき
atogaki
afterword / postscript
のちにん
nochi nin
posterity / future generations
こうせい
kousei
younger people / future generations
あとさき
atosaki
front and rear / before and after / both ends / beginning and end / order / consequences / context
こうてん
kouten
a posteriori / posteriority
ごじつ
gojitsu
in the future / another day / later
こうねん
kounen
future years / in later years
こうはん
kouhan
second half / latter half
こんご
kongo
from now on / hereafter
しょくご
shokugo
after a meal
にんのち
nin nochi
behind others / losing out to others
せいご
seigo
post-natal / since birth
ぜんご
zengo
front and rear / front and back / before and behind / before and after / order / context / consequences / inversion / reversion / getting out of order / co-occurring / around / about / approximately / nearly
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Example Sentences with 後
はずっと友人とおしゃべりをして過ごした。

僕が最に自分の考えを伝えた人は、僕を気違いだと思ったようだ。

その私はそこを出るんだけど、鞄を忘れてきたことに気付くんだ。

私達がしなければならないことそれぞれの背には自分たちがしたい何かがあると思うんだ。



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