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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

Words Using This Kanji

526 words total

Other (19 words)

後攻こうこう

taking the field first

後肢こうし

hindlimb

後ろ手うしろで

putting one's hands behind one's back

posterity

guardian

back gate

latter or second part

rear guard

support group

afterbirth pains

hair on the back of one's head

acquired

later

halo

later on

later mail

toilet

a day after the fair

post-era

あと (1 words)

後口あとくち

aftertaste

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