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後
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
Words Using This Kanji
526 words total
Other
(5 words)
あと
(1 words)