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後
JLPT N5 SL2 9 strokes Frequency: #19

Meanings

behind, back, later

Radicals

彳

Decomposition

⿰彳⿱幺夂

Etymology

Ideographic: One step 彳 coming behind another 夂; 幺 provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

Stroke Order

1 diagonal right-to-left
2 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
3 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
4 curve right-to-left
5 curve top-to-bottom
6 dot right-to-left
7 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
8 corner top-to-bottom
9 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ゴ go

Used in compound words

コウ kou

Alternative reading

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
のち nochi

Afterwards

うし ushi

With okurigana

あと ato

After

おく oku

Rare

うしろ ushiro