Moto 後: Behind; Back; LaterKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ゴ、コウ
- Kun'yomi
- のち、うし(ろ)、うしろ、あと、おく(れる)
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 617 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ゴ・コウ)
- 今後こんごfrom now on; hereafter
- 午後ごごafternoon; p.m.
- 戦後せんごpostwar period; period after Second World War
- 最後さいごend; conclusion
- 後半こうはんsecond half; latter half
- 直後ちょくごimmediately following
- 後援こうえんsupport; backing
- 後任こうにんsuccessor
- 後継こうけいsuccession
- 終了後しゅうりょうごafter the end (of something); post-
- 後退こうたいretreat; falling back
- 以後いごafter this; from now on
- 前後ぜんごfront and rear; front and back
- 後期こうきlatter period; second half
- 死後しごafter death
- 背後はいごback; rear
- 後方こうほうbehind; in the rear
- 後輩こうはいjunior (at work, school, etc.); younger people
- 後遺症こういしょうprognostic symptoms; after-effect
- 老後ろうごold age
- 後者こうしゃthe latter
- 後続こうぞくsucceeding; following
- 生後せいごpost-natal; since birth
- 事後じごafter; post
- 後部こうぶrear; stern
- 没後ぼつごafter death; posthumously
- 後世こうせいposterity; future life
- 後半戦こうはんせんsecond half
- 後手ごてlosing initiative; being forestalled
- 後日ごじつin the future; another day
- 後進こうしんone's junior; younger generation
- 後発こうはつstarting late; late departure
- 放課後ほうかごafter school (at the end of the day)
- 後見こうけんguardianship; guardian
- 術後じゅつごpostoperative; after surgery
- 食後しょくごafter a meal
- 予後よごprognosis; aftereffects
- 卒業後そつぎょうごafter graduation
- 向後こうごhereafter
- 善後策ぜんごさくremedial measure; countermeasure
- 年後ねんごyears later
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 後あとbehind; rear
- 後ろうしろback; behind
- 後ろ盾うしろだてbacking; support
- 後始末あとしまつsettlement (of affairs); remedial measures
- 後押しあとおしpushing; backing
- 後ろ向きうしろむきback-facing; backwards
- 後回しあとまわしputting off; postponing
- 後ろ姿うしろすがたretreating figure; appearance from behind
- 亡き後なきあとafter one's death
- 後ずさりあとずさりstepping back; drawing back
- 後の祭りあとのまつりa day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
- 後れおくれdelay; lag
- 後れを取るおくれをとるto fall behind; to lag behind
- 後ろめたいうしろめたいguilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
- 後ろ手うしろでhands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back
- 後ろ指うしろゆびtalking about (behind one's back); backbiting
Other readings
- 越後えちごEchigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
- 前方後円墳ぜんぽうこうえんふんkeyhole-shaped tumulus (form of ancient Imperial grave)
- 後々あとあとfuture; distant future
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