Kanji

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
食事の後でコーヒーを飲む

I drink coffee after a meal.

意識 いしき
彼は事故の後、意識を取り戻した。

He regained consciousness after the accident.

最後 さいご
最後まで全力で頑張ります

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

一度 いちど
一度決めたことは、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
あなたの後ろに立っている人を見てください。

Please look at the person standing behind you.

わっ わっ
わっ、びっくりした!急に後ろから声をかけないでよ。

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

その後 そのあと
彼はその後、海外へ渡った。

He went abroad after that.

変わり かわり
その後、お変わりありませんか。

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

背後 はいご
事件の背後には、巨大な組織の影がありました。

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

潜む ひそむ
その問題の背後には、重大な危険が潜んでいる。

Behind that problem, a serious danger lurks.

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