Kanji 後

音読おんよみ: ゴ・コウ

訓読くんよみ: のち・あと・
うしろ・おくれる

画数かくすう: 9

部首ぶしゅ: ぎょうにんべん（彳）

Meaning

After / Later / Back / Behind

  • 後あと — after; later
  • 後ろうしろ — behind; back
  • 最後さいご — last; end
  • 後味あとあじ — aftertaste; lingering feeling
  • 後半こうはん — second half; latter part
  • 以後いご — from now on; hereafter
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  • 背後はいご — rear; background; behind
  • 後悔こうかい — regret; remorse
  • 老後ろうご — old age; post-retirement life
  • 後先あとさき — order/sequence; consequences
  • 後始末あとしまつ — cleanup; dealing with aftermath

後 combines elements meaning “step” and “thread/tie” suggesting lagging behind. It often implies sequence — what comes later in time or space.

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