Kanji

後

behind, back, later

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

彳部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゴ, コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

のち, うしろ, うしろ, あと, おくれる

Nanori (Name Reading)

しつ, ちか, のち, のり, もち

Common Readings

コウ, ゴ, あと, うし…ろ, おく…れる, のち

Example sentences

あと
食事 コーヒー 飲む

I drink coffee after a meal.

意識 いしき
事故 意識 取り戻した

He regained consciousness after the accident.

最後 さいご
最後 まで 全力 頑張ります

I will do my best with all my might until the very end.

一度 いちど
一度 決めた こと 最後 まで やり遂げる

Once you have decided something, carry it through to the end.

後ろ うしろ
あなた 後ろ 立っている 見てください

Please look at the person standing behind you.

わっ わっ
わっ びっくり した 急に 後ろ から かけないで

Wow, you scared me! Don't suddenly call out to me from behind.

その後 そのあと
その後 海外 渡った

He went abroad after that.

変わり かわり
その後 変わり ありません

How have you been since then? (Literally: Any changes since then?)

背後 はいご
事件 背後 巨大 組織 ありました

Behind the incident, there was the shadow of a giant organization.

潜む ひそむ
その 問題 背後 重大 危険 潜んでいる

Behind that problem, a serious danger lurks.

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