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後 のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと、おく.れる behind, back, later 5 26 9 60 ぎょうにんべん 会意 Compound Ideographic Column of walking legs (caterpillar) getting into a cocoon, about to leave its past self behind.

Accepted Answer

ゴ、コウ こし, し, しい, しり 午後(ごご): afternoon; p.m.後(あと): (1) behind; rear (2) after; later (3) after one's death (4) remainder; the rest (5) descendant; successor; heir (6) past; previous (7) more (i.e. five more minutes)今後(こんご): from now on; hereafter最後(さいご): (1) last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent (2) (after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga") no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences) (3) one's final moments直後(ちょくご): immediately following以後(いご): (1) after this; from now on; hereafter (2) thereafter; since (verb) (after -te form of verb); after (time); since (then)後ろ(うしろ): back; behind; rear前後(ぜんご): (1) front and rear; front and back; before and behind (2) before and after (3) order; context (4) consequences (5) inversion; reversion; getting out of order (6) co-occurring (7) around; about; approximately; nearly後輩(こうはい): junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student後者(こうしゃ): the latter後回し(あとまわし): putting off; postponing後退(こうたい): (1) retreat (2) backspace; BS背後(はいご): (1) back; rear (2) background; behind the scenes後悔(こうかい): regret; repentance明後日(あさって): day after tomorrow後(のち): (1) later; afterwards; since (2) future (3) after one's death (4) descendant明明後日(しあさって): (in) three days time (two days after tomorrow)産後(さんご): postpartum; after childbirth後(ご): after 2 彳: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60)幺: short thread radical (no. 52)夂: winter radical (no. 34) 彳 3 (none) behind after a grub goes through the cocoon stage, it leaves its walking legs behind for a life of flight.

Kanji	後
Onyomi	ゴ、コウ
Kunyomi	のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと、おく.れる
Nanori	こし, し, しい, しり
English	behind, back, later
Examples	午後(ごご): afternoon; p.m. 後(あと): (1) behind; rear (2) after; later (3) after one's death (4) remainder; the rest (5) descendant; successor; heir (6) past; previous (7) more (i.e. five more minutes) 今後(こんご): from now on; hereafter 最後(さいご): (1) last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent (2) (after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga") no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences) (3) one's final moments 直後(ちょくご): immediately following 以後(いご): (1) after this; from now on; hereafter (2) thereafter; since (verb) (after -te form of verb); after (time); since (then) 後ろ(うしろ): back; behind; rear 前後(ぜんご): (1) front and rear; front and back; before and behind (2) before and after (3) order; context (4) consequences (5) inversion; reversion; getting out of order (6) co-occurring (7) around; about; approximately; nearly 後輩(こうはい): junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student 後者(こうしゃ): the latter 後回し(あとまわし): putting off; postponing 後退(こうたい): (1) retreat (2) backspace; BS 背後(はいご): (1) back; rear (2) background; behind the scenes 後悔(こうかい): regret; repentance 明後日(あさって): day after tomorrow 後(のち): (1) later; afterwards; since (2) future (3) after one's death (4) descendant 明明後日(しあさって): (in) three days time (two days after tomorrow) 産後(さんご): postpartum; after childbirth 後(ご): after
JLPT Level	5
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	26
Components	彳: stop; linger; loiter; going man radical (no. 60) 幺: short thread radical (no. 52) 夂: winter radical (no. 34)
Number of Strokes	9
Kanji Radical	彳
Radical Number	60
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	ぎょうにんべん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	behind
Koohii Story 1	Column of walking legs (caterpillar) getting into a cocoon, about to leave its past self behind.
Koohii Story 2	after a grub goes through the cocoon stage, it leaves its walking legs behind for a life of flight.

Rear One's Form Back Radical Death Front Younger