后
empress; queen; after; behind; back; later
6 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 1583.
Readings
- コウ (on reading): 皇后 (こうごう) empress (consort); 皇太后 (こうたいごう) Empress Dowager
- きさき (kun reading): 后 (きさき) empress (consort); 后町 (きさきまち) women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace)
- ゴ (on reading)
Components
- 厂
- 口
- ノ radical slash, katakana no
- 一 radical one
- 亅 radical hook
- 厂 radical cliff
- 口 radical mouth
- 斤 radical axe
Kanji containing 后
Words using 后
- 皇后 (こうごう) empress (consort)
- 皇太后 (こうたいごう) Empress Dowager
- 太后 (たいこう) empress dowager
- 王后 (おうこう) queen
- 母后 (ぼこう) empress dowager
- 后 (きさき) empress (consort)
- 后町 (きさきまち) women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace)
- 后 (きさい) empress (consort)
19 words in all.