後
after; behind; back; later
9 strokes. Taught in grade 2. Newspaper frequency rank 26.
Readings
- ゴ (on reading): 後 (ご) after; 最後 (さいご) end
- あと (kun reading): 後 (あと) after; その後 (そのあと) after that
- コウ (on reading): 後半 (こうはん) second half; 後述 (こうじゅつ) mentioning later
- うしろ (kun reading): 後ろ (うしろ) back; 後ろ姿 (うしろすがた) (a person's) appearance from behind
- のち (kun reading): 後々 (のちのち) future; 後ほど (のちほど) later on
- おくれる (kun reading): 後れ毛 (おくれげ) straggling hair; 気後れ (きおくれ) losing one's nerve
- Read as a whole word: 明後日 (あさって) day after tomorrow; 備後表 (びんごおもて) high quality tatami covering made with soft rush from Hiroshima Prefecture; 五明後日 (ごあさって) four days from now (five days in some places)
Components
Words using 後
- 後 (ご) after
- 最後 (さいご) end
- 午後 (ごご) afternoon
- 今後 (こんご) from now on
- 以後 (いご) after this
- 後 (あと) after
- その後 (そのあと) after that
- 後回し (あとまわし) putting off
- 後押し (あとおし) pushing
- 後付け (あとづけ) appendix
- 後半 (こうはん) second half
- 後述 (こうじゅつ) mentioning later
- 後悔 (こうかい) regret
- 後期 (こうき) latter period
- 後継 (こうけい) succession
- 後ろ (うしろ) back
- 後ろ姿 (うしろすがた) (a person's) appearance from behind
- 後ろ向き (うしろむき) back-facing
- 後ろ盾 (うしろだて) backing
- 後ろ髪 (うしろがみ) hair on the back of one's head
- 明後日 (あさって) day after tomorrow
- 備後表 (びんごおもて) high quality tatami covering made with soft rush from Hiroshima Prefecture
- 五明後日 (ごあさって) four days from now (five days in some places)
- 後妻 (うわなり) second wife
- 後方 (しりえ) rear
- 後々 (のちのち) future
- 後ほど (のちほど) later on
- 後の世 (のちのよ) after ages
- 後添え (のちぞえ) one's second wife
- 後添い (のちぞい) one's second wife
- 後れ毛 (おくれげ) straggling hair
- 気後れ (きおくれ) losing one's nerve
- 立ち後れる (たちおくれる) to start slowly
- 心後れ (こころおくれ) diffidence
- 立ち後れ (たちおくれ) slow start
- 明々後日 (しあさって) in three days' time
- 前後 (まえしりえ) front and rear
- 道の後 (みちのしり) the part of a province furthest from the capital
591 words in all.