Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “後”

後

あと

behind; rear

Example sentence

One of the girls was left behind.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

後
On
ご;こう
Kun
のち;うし.ろ;うしろ;あと;おく.れる
Stroke count
9

・behind

・back

・later

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Related words to 後

49 related words

後悔

こうかい

→

regret;repentance;remorse

後世

こうせい

→

posterity;future generations;future life

後発

こうはつ

→

starting late;late departure

後輩

こうはい

→

junior (at work, school, etc.);younger people;younger student

後の祭り

あとのまつり

→

a day after the fair;(at a) stage when it's too late

後継

こうけい

→

succession

後半

こうはん

→

second half;latter half

後期

こうき

→

latter period;second half;late stage;third trimester;second semester

後回し

あとまわし

→

putting off;postponing

後部

こうぶ

→

rear;stern

後始末

あとしまつ

→

settlement (of a matter);sorting out;winding up (affairs);dealing with the aftermath

後方

こうほう

→

rear;back;behind

後退

こうたい

→

retreat;falling back;moving backwards;reversing;backing up (of a vehicle);retrogression;retraction

後続

こうぞく

→

succeeding;following;trailing;next

後者

こうしゃ

→

the latter;the second

後半戦

こうはんせん

→

second half

後片付け

あとかたづけ

→

tidying up;clearing up;cleaning up;clearing away;putting in order

後任

こうにん

→

successor

後押し

あとおし

→

pushing;support;backing;supporter;backer

後戻り

あともどり

→

going backward;turning back;backtracking;doubling back

後列

こうれつ

→

back row;rear rank

後援

こうえん

→

support;backing

後手

ごて

→

losing initiative;being forestalled

後ろ向き

うしろむき

→

back-facing;backwards

後ろ盾

うしろだて

→

backing;support;backer;supporter;patron;sponsor

後妻

ごさい

→

second wife

後ろ姿

うしろすがた

→

(a person's) appearance from behind;person as seen from behind;back view;retreating figure

後見

こうけん

→

guardianship;guardian

後書き

あとがき

→

afterword;postscript

後日

ごじつ

→

in the future;another day;later

後遺症

こういしょう

→

prognostic symptoms;after-effect;sequela

後進

こうしん

→

one's junior;younger generation;next generation

後ろ

うしろ

→

back;behind;rear

後

あと

→

after;later

後進

こうしん

→

moving backwards;backing up;reversing

後者

こうしゃ

→

successor;descendant

後見

こうけん

→

(theatrical) assistant;prompter

後始末

あとしまつ

→

cleaning up afterwards;tidying up (when finished)

後退

こうたい

→

recession;waning

後手

ごて

→

second move (in go or shogi);moving second;person with the second move

後継

こうけい

→

successor

後押し

あとおし

→

pushing from behind (a cart, etc.);pusher

後ろ盾

うしろだて

→

shield that protects one's back

後ろ向き

うしろむき

→

backward-looking;retrogressive;reactionary;retrospective;negative

後戻り

あともどり

→

retrogression;relapse;returning to a bad state

後

あと

→

remainder;the rest

後手

ごて

→

rear guard

後退

こうたい

→

backspace (key)

後

あと

→

more (e.g. five more minutes);left